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| Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12513488164).jpg 460 <br> PEOCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Jnne 19 <br> to the Acton gravels is seen in the cross section of the valley which <br> passes through both places fig 5 The outcrop of the London Clay <br> is here seen intervening between the two localities separating the <br> high from the mid terrace The surface in Brown's Orchard is 24 <br> feet ; the stratification of the deposits is shown in Section I fig 6 <br> Fig 6 Section I in Mid-terrace Oravel in Broivn's Orchard <br> Acton Green Surface 24 feet <br> 13 ft <br> a Surface soid 1 ft 6 m to 2 ft b Mixed earth 6 in to 2 ft c Gravel 6 in <br> to 1 ft 3 in d Sand with seams of red and white sandy clay 8 ft e Black <br> seam / Gravel with bones This cutting extended to within a foot or <br> two of the London Clay <br> consisting of Surface-soil 1 foot 6 inches to 2 feet ; mixed earth <br> 6 inches to 2 feet ; gravel 6 inches to 1 foot ; 8 feet of sand with <br> irregular seams of red and white sandy claj ; a black seam of oxide <br> of iron or manganese ; 2 feet of gravel ; and at the bottom of all in <br> close proximity to the London Clay which however was not at- <br> tained in this section on account of the quantity of water lying upon <br> it a thick layer of animal-remains consisting of a variety of ex- <br> tinct animals mixed together and lying invariably at a level 12 to <br> 13 feet from the surface ; the names of these which through the <br> kindness of Mr Busk I am enabled to give consist of <br> 1 Rhinoceros hemitoechus <br> 2 Equus caballus <br> 3 Hippopotamus major <br> 4 Bos taurus <br> 5 Bison priscus <br> 6 Cervus clactoniensis Falc <br> 7 elaphus <br> 8 tarandus <br> 9 Ursus ferox priscus <br> 10 Elephas priinigenius <br> A detailed account of these wiU be given by Mr Busk 34985511 108770 51125 Page 460 Text v 28 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/34985511 1872 Geological Society of London NameFound Bison priscus NameConfirmed Bison priscus EOLID 4447747 NameBankID 5570836 NameFound Bos taurus NameConfirmed Bos taurus EOLID 328699 NameBankID 2478834 NameFound Cervus NameConfirmed Cervus EOLID 11021483 NameBankID 2478696 NameFound Elephas NameConfirmed Elephas EOLID 11018392 NameBankID 2481813 NameFound Equus caballus NameConfirmed Equus caballus EOLID 10194583 NameBankID 2478626 NameFound Ursus ferox priscus NameConfirmed Ursus ferox Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 28 1872 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 34985511 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/34985511 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-02-14 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/12513488164 2015-08-27 10 59 40 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1872 Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script | ||||
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