Hargreaves: Fossil Footprints near Scarborough. 93 
The cliff, which is capped by about 50 ft. of boulder clay. 
is in the Upper Estuarine Series. 
The blocks apparently belong to beds just above high 
water mark, which are irregular, shales and sandstones alter- 
nating, the sandstones in several cases being lenticular, some 
of them being strongly false bedded, although at least two of 
the beds are more persistent and practically horizontal. The 
fallen slabs are not identical in appearance, so that it is probable 
the footprints persist vertically through the strata for at least 
some distance. Unfortunately, the beds being at the foot of 
the cliff, it would be difficult to lay bare the rock in situ, thus 
Fossil Footprints near Scarborough. 
exposing the old Oolitic floor, though efforts will be made to 
find the footprints in the cliff itself. 
At present it is difficult to state whether the stratum is 
lacustrine, estuarine, or marine, as with the exception of = 
fragments of wood, no fossils have been detected. 
“About a dozen blocks have been found. Although most of 
the footprints may be roughly grouped in two sizes, one group 
being 5% or 6 in. long, and the other 3 or 33 inches, they do 
not seem to be the fore and hind feet of dinosaurs, which in 
many cases differ largely in size. Their position on the blocks 
shows that this is not the case, hence they would appear to: 
have been made by animals of different sizes, as shown by the: 
various sizes and shapes of the footprints. 
1913 Feb. 1. 
