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scattered through, it, with septaria, but we could not find any 

 fossils. We presume these clays to be Upper Lias. The late 

 Mr. Lonsdale reckoned the Upper Lias near Cainerton to be about 

 100 ft. thick, and Mr. Moore {he. cit. p. 471) estimates it on the 

 further side ot the canal at Camerton, at 40 ft. ; it is probably 

 not more than this at Mungar. 



Having now taken a first glance at the various divisions of the 

 Lias in the district, we may next examine a few more sections to 

 add to our knowledge of the contents of the different beds. JS'ear 

 Mungar on the road between Paulton and Midsomer Norton 

 is the quarry of PhylKs' hill ; it may perhaps be the same one 

 that Mr, Moore calls " Section in Mungar Koad Quarry " (loc. cit. 

 p. 474) whence he obtained some very interesting fossils ; 

 he remarks also that '* only three beds 18 in. in thickness 

 occurring between the Rhaetic aad M. Lias formations represent 

 the great thickness of interposed beds elsewhere." 



Section at Fhyllis' Sill. 



