IV.—On a New Locality for the Arctic Fauna of the “Basement” Boulder Clay in Youkshire
During the course of a systematic investigation of the drifts of Flamborough Head, I have somewhat unexpectedly come across a fragment of marine Arctic beds enclosed in Boulder-clay, similar to those which form the well-known fossiliferous deposits of Bridlington and Dimlington; and as this occurs u...
| Published in: | Geological Magazine |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800189824 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800189824 |
| Summary: | During the course of a systematic investigation of the drifts of Flamborough Head, I have somewhat unexpectedly come across a fragment of marine Arctic beds enclosed in Boulder-clay, similar to those which form the well-known fossiliferous deposits of Bridlington and Dimlington; and as this occurs under very different conditions from those already described, it adds materially to our knowledge of the beds, and illustrates more clearly their origin. |
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