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tinuous series ; and the merging of the quartz strata, more es- 

 pecially, into the coarser-grained rock just alluded to, is by no 

 means uncommon. It must, at the same time, be borne in mind, 

 that, upon the principles of the elevation theory, different seta 

 of strata, not originally continuous, may have been upheaved 

 along the same line of fissure, and thus give origin to the phe-r 

 nomena adverted to. 



In my next I shall attempt a description of the mineral veins 

 of the Valley of Oodipoor, and shall afterwards, if space per-i 

 mit, proceed to examine a few other geological phenomena, 

 which may assist us in forming a more correct estimate of the 

 natural history of the formations treated of. 



ON THE ANIMALS DEPICTED ON ANTIQUE MONUMENTS. By 



M, Marcel de Serres. f Concluded from page 175. J 



The vertebral animals already enumerated * are not the only 

 ones which attracted the attention of the ancients : the inver- 

 tehral also received consideration. Among the Mollusca they 

 have depicted and described the common pulp {Sepia octojjodia) ; 

 the cuttle-fish (Sepia officinalis); and the oyster {Ostrea edulis). 

 Some of the Crustacea are also found figured on antique monu- 

 ments ; principally the common crab {Cancer mcEnas)^ and the 

 common varieties of lobster, viz. Palinus quadricornis^ Astacus 

 marinu^, Squillajusca, or Cancer squilla, and finally the craw- 

 fish {Astacus Jluviatilis), 



The insect tribes are frequently depicted, and in considerable 

 variety. Some kinds are even modelled upon stones, distinct in 

 character, and with great fidelity. The sacred beetle is the 

 most conspicuous of these, most probably from the great vener- 

 ation in which it was held. But other coleoptera have also 

 been figured, and some of these seem to be connected with Ce- 

 tonnia and Dermestes. Many grass-hoppers {Gryllns locusta) are 

 likewise found on these monuments, as also some Hymenopieray 

 Diptera, and Apteraoi the tribes ybrmica, vespa, apis,tabanus^ 

 asilus, musca, and scorpio. Tlie varieties of these different 



• The Hat of vertebral animals described by the ancients, given hy M. 

 Marcel de Serres, will be inserted in our next Number. 



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