The Student's Elements of GeologyLyell, Charles, Sir
Science
The Student's Elements of Geology
Lyell, Charles, Sir
Geology
Chapter XIII—PLIOCENE PERIOD.
Glacial Formations of Pliocene Age. — Bridlington Beds. — Glacial
Drifts of Ireland. — Drift of Norfolk Cliffs. — Cromer Forest-bed. —
Aldeby and Chillesford Beds. — Norwich Crag. — Older Pliocene Strata. —
Red Crag of Suffolk. — Coprolitic Bed of Red Crag. — White or Coralline
Crag. — Relative Age, Origin, and Climate of the Crag Deposits. —
Antwerp Crag. — Newer Pliocene Strata of Sicily. — Newer Pliocene
Strata of the Upper Val d’Arno. — Older Pliocene of Italy. —
Subapennine Strata. — Older Pliocene Flora of Italy.
Chapter XIV—MIOCENE PERIOD.—UPPER MIOCENE.
Upper Miocene Strata of France. — Faluns of Touraine. — Tropical
Climate implied by Testacea. — Proportion of recent Species of Shells.
— faluns more ancient than the Suffolk Crag. — Upper Miocene of
Bordeaux and the South of France. — Upper Miocene of Oeningen, in
Switzerland. — Plants of the Upper Fresh-water Molasse. — Fossil Fruit
and Flowers as well as Leaves. — Insects of the Upper Molasse. — Middle
or Marine Molasse of Switzerland. — Upper Miocene Beds of the
Bolderberg, in Belgium. — Vienna Basin. — Upper Miocene of Italy and
Greece. — Upper Miocene of India; Siwalik Hills. — Older Pliocene and
Miocene of the United States.
Chapter XV—LOWER MIOCENE.
Lower Miocene Strata of France. — Line between Miocene and Eocene. —
Lacustrine Strata of Auvergne. — Fossil Mammalia of the Limagne
d’Auvergne. — Lower Molasse of Switzerland. — Dense Conglomerates and
Proofs of Subsidence. — Flora of the Lower Molasse. — American
Character of the Flora. — Theory of a Miocene Atlantis. — Lower Miocene
of Belgium. — Rupelian Clay of Hermsdorf near Berlin. — Mayence Basin.
— Lower Miocene of Croatia. — Oligocene Strata of Beyrich. — Lower
Miocene of Italy. — Lower Miocene of England. — Hempstead Beds. — Bovey
Tracey Lignites in Devonshire. — Isle of Mull Leaf-Beds. — Arctic
Miocene Flora. — Disco Island. — Lower Miocene of United States. —
Fossils of Nebraska.
Chapter XVI—EOCENE FORMATIONS.
Eocene Areas of North of Europe. — Table of English and French Eocene
Strata. — Upper Eocene of England. — Bembridge Beds. — Osborne or St.
Helen’s Beds. — Headon Series. — Fossils of the Barton Sands and Clays.
— Middle Eocene of England. — Shells, Nummulites, Fish and Reptiles of
the Bracklesham Beds and Bagshot Sands. — Plants of Alum Bay and
Bournemouth. — Lower Eocene of England. — London Clay Fossils. —
Woolwich and Reading Beds formerly called “Plastic Clay”. — Fluviatile
Beds underlying Deep-sea Strata. — Thanet Sands. — Upper Eocene Strata
of France. — Gypseous Series of Montmartre and Extinct Quadrupeds. —
Fossil Footprints in Paris Gypsum. — Imperfection of the Record. —
Calcaire Silicieux. — Gres de Beauchamp. — Calcaire Grossier. —
Miliolite Limestone. — Soissonnais Sands. — Lower Eocene of France. —
Nummulitic Formations of Europe, Africa, and Asia. — Eocene Strata in
the United States. — Gigantic Cetacean.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account