522 Reviews — Dixon's Geology of Sussex. 



Geology of tlie Isle of Wight ; " and " Dixon's Geology of Sussex." 

 Of these geological histories of English Counties, that of Dixon is 

 certainly among the most important hitherto attempted. 



It is seldom the good-fortune of a deceased author to enjoy such 

 advantages for his unpublished work as fell to the lot of the late Mr. 

 Frederick Dixon. 



That gentleman died before the completion or issue of the first 

 edition, which was brought out under the auspices of Professor 

 Owen, who kindly acted as Editor. The second edition enjoys the 

 advantage of the editorial direction of one who was long dis- 

 tinguished as the Editor of the Quarterly Journal of the Geological 

 Society of London, and has since prepared for the press the beautiful 

 memorial work of Messrs. Lartet and Christy, "Reliquiae, Aquitanicce" ; 

 and that remarkably compendious volume " The Arctic Manual," a 

 most exhaustive work on polar geology and physiography. 



The new edition of Dixon's Geology of Sussex, just issued at 

 Brighton, promises for the work a fresh lease of life and a long list 

 of appreciative readers and subscribers. For the new edition is not 

 a mere corrected reprint of the old work, but a new work altogether. 



It is gratifying to see again on the title-page the names of 

 Professor Owen — the Editor of and a large contributor to the first 

 edition, which appeared in 1850, and Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, also 

 one of the original contributors ; whilst a goodly list of new, but 

 well-known, names of geological writers has been added to tlie title- 

 page, and their contributions incorporated in the volume itself. 



The leading feature of the first edition was its paleeontology ; this 

 has been greatly strengthened by the addition of much new and 

 important material. 



For example : in Fossil Botany we have two valuable contri- 

 butions on Tertiary Plant-remains, and on the Flora of the Cre- 

 taceous formation, by W. Carruthers, F.R.S., F.L.S. 



The Protozoa and Rhizopoda have also received attention. The 

 F'oraminifera from the Tertiary and Cretaceous deposits being care- 

 fully described by Professor T. Eupert Jones, F.E.S. 



The Ventriculites form the subject of a special article by Mr. W. J. 

 Sollas, M.A., F.G.S. The typical Cretaceous Invertebrate Fossils 

 of Sussex are more or less fully described and figured. Their 

 illustration occupying forty-three plates — of these, nineteen plates 

 have been added since the first edition of Dixon, being the original 

 figures and plates from Mantell's Fossils of the South Downs. 



The Tertiary Moliusca have been brought up to date by references 

 to the works of F. E. Edwards and Deshayes, and by copious lists 

 of characteristic species. The Post-Tertiary Moliusca have also 

 been carefully noticed. 



The Echinoderms have been partly revised by Dr. Thos. Wright, 

 F.R.S.E., F.G.S. 



The Crustacea more fully by Dr. H. Woodward, F.E.S., F.G.S., 

 who also describes and figures a new Cretaceous form. 



The Fossil Fishes of the Tertiary and Cretaceous formations have 

 been revised by Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, Bart., M.P., F.R.S., and 



