PLIOCENE.
BRITAIN.
Norwich
P _Sand loam and gravel_
N l Marine, land, and fresh-water
e i shells
w o Many { Fusus striatus
e c shells { " antiquus
r e abundant, { Tunitella communis
n such as { Cardium edule, still existing
e in adjacent sea.
Norwich Crag.
P
O l { Red
l i {
d o Crag { White,
e c { or
r e { Coralline
n
e
MIOCENE.
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BRITAIN. | FRANCE. | OTHER COUNTRIES OF |
| | EUROPE. |
| | |
{Ferruginous |Faluns of Touraine and |Edgehem beds } |
{ sands of | Bordeaux. |Diest sands }Belgium |
{ the North |_Dinotherium._ |Boldeberg beds} |
{ downs. | | |
{ |_Mastodon._ |Superga beds Italy |
U{_Terebratula | | |
P{ grandis._ |_Lamantine._ |Deposits of |
P{ | | Pikermé Greece |
E{ |Marine shells such as | with |
R{_Astarte | _Cypræa, Oliva_, |_Mastodon_ |
{ pyrula_ with | _Mitra, Conus_, |_Dinotherium_ |
M{ other shells | indicative of an |_Hipparion_ |
I{ common to | elevated temperature.|_Antelope_ |
O{ the Crag. |Fresh-water deposits of |_Camelopardalis_ |
C{ | Gers near the base of | |
E{ | the Pyrenees. |Beds above the} |
N{ |_Dinotherium giganteum._ | brown coal }Croatia |
E{ | | with Marine } |
{ |Mastodon angustidens. | shells } |
{ | |Fresh-water } |
{ | | Molasse at }Switzerland|
{ | | Oeningen } |
{ | |_Abundant } |
{ | | flora_ } |
| |Marine Molasse} |
| | |
{Hempstead beds,|Calcaire de la Beauce, |Kleyn Spawn } |
{ Isle of Wight.| fresh-water deposits of| beds and }Belgium |
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