The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . 2 b 2 346 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. [xpril 5, I am indebted to Mr. Rupert Jones for the identification of thespecies, which he describes as Besides these I found a small Helix and a Planorbis, which havebeen unfortunately broken. From the numerous species of the land and freshwater shells enu-merated by Mr. Morris * from a deposit about twelve miles north ofthis, I have no doubt that the future researches of the Marchionessof Huntly will add several species to the above list. The marine shells {Cardium) from this pit wer
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The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . 2 b 2 346 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. [xpril 5, I am indebted to Mr. Rupert Jones for the identification of thespecies, which he describes as Besides these I found a small Helix and a Planorbis, which havebeen unfortunately broken. From the numerous species of the land and freshwater shells enu-merated by Mr. Morris * from a deposit about twelve miles north ofthis, I have no doubt that the future researches of the Marchionessof Huntly will add several species to the above list. The marine shells {Cardium) from this pit were given me by themen, from a heap of fragments of bones and bouldered oolitic shells, and were evidently freshly detached from their matrix. Their posi-tion in the lower part of the gravel rests on their authority. At the other pit I extracted the marine shells myself, at the depth, as I have stated, of 7 feet from the surface. The prevalent fragments in the gravel are derived from variousoolitic rocks ; they are considerably water-worn, and are mixed withc