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MAMMALIAN REMAINS IN FISSURES 



Neither do tliey show wear, nor have they been gnaived 

 by beasts of prey, though they occur with the bones 

 of Hycena, Wolf, Bear, and Lion. The relative pro- 

 portion in which these remains occur in the fissures 

 is shown in the following table, compiled by an early 

 visitor to the quarries at Oreston, near Plymouth. 



Bones of the Mammoth, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus f 

 Reindeer, Bear, and Bison also have been met with. 

 Human remains have been reported, but this wants 

 confirmation. The relation of the Eubble- drift (Head) 

 to the Ossiferous Fissures on the coast of Devonshire 

 is given in the following diagram section. 



FIG. 2. Ossiferous Fissures near Plymouth. 

 ^ g Ossiferous Fissures 



sg j 1 5f : S!Siif LJ_ 





Limestone Rock 



The Loess. This deposit is so slightly developed 

 in England that it will be better to postpone its 



