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large Clypeasters come from the upper, and the small SculeUm from 

 the lower. The *' Upper Limestone" of authors constitutes the top 

 of the first group ; it is said to be very similar, even lithologically, to 

 the Leithakalk of the Vienna Basin, and its fossils agree with the same. 

 On Gozzo, below the Leitha-limestone,'come greensands with Bryozoa, 

 Heterostegina, Echinidge, Pectens, &c., in every respect like the Neu- 

 dorf sands of the Vienna Basin. Below this again are marls, with 

 Pectens, like the Baden clays of the Vienna Basin. The second group 

 begins with the " Calcareous Sandstone " of authors, and is paralleled 

 with the " Bormidian " of Sismonda or Aquitanian of others. It is 

 said to be very simi4ar to the Pecten-beds of Schio (Lombardy) ; the 

 scallops are quite different from those of the upper group. Carcha- 

 rocZoH-teeth are abundant here. The '^ inferior limestone " is the 

 lowest member ; it contains large Orbitoideae and Operculinae, and 

 small Scutellce, as characteristic fossils. E. B. T, 



PucHS, Th.' Ueber das Auftreten von Miocanschichten vom Cha- 

 racter der sarmatischen Stufe bei Syrakus. [Occurrence of Mio- 

 cene beds near Syracuse, with the character of the Sarmatic 

 stage.] Sitzungsb. k. Ak. Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. CI. Abth. i. Bd. 

 Ixx. pp. 106-109. 

 The plateaux W. of Syracuse, in some places 600 feet high, consist 

 entirely of Miocene Beds, very similar in all respects to the " Lei- 

 thakalk " of the Vienna Basin, sometimes being full of NuUipores, 

 Corals, &c., at other times with the Clypeasters, Echinolampas, Pectens, 

 &c. characteristic of that deposit. A higher member, however, is seen 

 in a few localities (overlain unconformably by the Pliocene), which 

 has the appearance of belonging to the Sarmatic stage. It has the 

 fine oolitic texture of those beds. Moreover there is a complete ab- 

 sence of the JSTuUipores, Corals, Echinoderms, &c., but presence of 

 numerous leading Sarmatic moUusca. E. B. T. 



. Die Tertiarbildungen von Tarent. [Tertiary formations of 



Tarento.] Sitzungsb. k. Ak. "Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. CI. Abth. i. 

 Bd. Ixx. pp. 193-197. 

 The Tertiaries of Tarento are Pliocene ; they extend to but a small 

 height above the sea, and rest on Hippurite limestone. At the top they 

 consist of Nullipore limestone and conglomerates, very rich in fossils. 

 Next come clays with Buccinum semistriatum, Natica lielichia, &c. ; 

 below are Bryozoa limestones with Terebratulae and Echinida3. 



E. B. T. 



Gaekigotj, Dr. F. Eesume geologique accompagnant la carte gco- 

 logique de I'Ariege, de la Haute-Garonne, de la partie Ouest de 

 I'Aude et de la partie E. des Hautes-Pyrcnees. [Geology of part 

 of the Pyrenees.] Bull. Soc. Geol. France, 3 ser. t. i. pp. 418- 

 439 (7 woodcuts). 

 An explanation of a large unpublished geological map of about one 

 third of the Pyrenees, drawn from the author's researches. Much of 



