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the sections, and also a new horizon distinguished by a 

 !neciaTamm™ite-the P<,dicum-Bed. The limits of his zone 

 Se gently co-extensive with those of the well-known 

 ^Linseed-Bed" so it will not be difficult to locate; and Mr 

 Buckman wries (February 28th, 1909), "it always "^-^-^"^ 

 above the main mass of the S(™W««-Beds, over the lowest 

 stone-bands, and always contains its own speces of Pseuio- 



^"Xrghout the district dealt with, except, of course, 

 where it has been removed by denudation ™ '^^P^'";*"^^^; 

 recent times, the Inferior Oolite is succeeded by the Fullers 

 E th. Near' Bath it is said to be about 148 feet thick and n 

 the neighbourhood of Stroud, between 70 and Sf- Sate'^rto'y 

 sectronf however, are few and far between, and therefore ou 

 knowledge concerning its faunal and lithic characters is not 

 neaXso extensive as might be desired. Springs and damp 

 ground, however, occupying a position between the scarps 

 S Inferior and Great OoHte, constitute a ready index to 

 Us presence, and there are a number of minor exposures. The 

 principal of these are : 



(,) Near " Prospect Stile." on the hill north-west of Weston, near 



(., in?hfpath,«- «" ?e>irw »xS'£ihffiS;S 



. HSaSSI^e^s,=s'tSx 



equivalent beds at Dyrham crop out . ^^j^_ 



<" 'n'rHH&ssr-isr s^: - 

 -°"|SH^!^^^^t^es?J^ss'is.f^ 



Ostrea acuminata : , Selslev Hill, whence 



''' " M^rTp.ri,aroMrd^a*"ripl tlte^ndeter^lnea 



„o, NSrivenln? wh°rfosS .»»..-.. Sow., is again conspicn- 

 ously abundant. 



