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GEOLOGICAL MEMOIRS. 



On some Fossils from Spain. By Dr. Zittel. 

 [Proceed. Imp. Geol. Instit. Vienna, September 13, 1864.] 



A LAEGE collection of fossils has been transmitted by Don Juan 

 Vilanova y Piera to the Imperial Museum of Vienna ; most of them 

 are from the Jurassic and Cretaceous strata of the provinces of 

 Castellon and Teruel (Valencia), where these strata predominate, 

 while the Triassic series is but imperfectly developed, being repre- 

 sented only by a few specimens, amongst which is a well-preserved 

 NeoscMzodus. The Lias of Obon (Teruel) is represented by Spi- 

 rifer rostratus, Schl., Lima gigantea, Sow., Nautilus late-dorsatus, 

 d'Orb., and Ammonites bifrons, Brug. ; the Jiu-assic strata of the 

 same locality being characterized by the presence of Lima prohoscidea, 

 Sow., Ceromya injlata, Ag., RhyncJionella Lycetti, Dav., R. con- 

 cinna, &c. The beds of Eed Iron ore of Sannion (Teruel) have 

 afforded specimens of Ammotdtes macrocephalus, Schl., A. lunula, 

 Ziet., and A. anceps, Bein., all characteristic of the " KeUoway 

 Bock," The whole of the north-western portion of the province 

 of Castellon, and an extensive area of the neighbouring province of 

 Teruel, are occupied by sandy, argillaceous, calcareous, and marly 

 deposits of the lower (and locally, perhaps, also of the middle) 

 horizons of the Cretaceous period. The lowermost of them are fos- 

 siliferous, easily decomposed, and more or less glauconitic Green- 

 sands. These are overlain by compact marble-like Caprotina-lime- 

 stones, clays, and marls, locally containing small seams of Lignite. 

 The environs of Manella (North Castellon) abound in organic re- 

 mains, nearly all more or less identical with ascertained Neoeonua,n 

 forms, and are as follows : — 



Nautilus lacerda, Vilanova. 

 Natica Sueuri, Fictet et Ben. Neoc. 

 Fusus, sjoec. nov. 

 Cerithium Favrinum, Vil. 



Hoernesi, Vil. 



Ompbalia Pizcuetiana, Ziii. 

 Pleurotomaria Pizcuetiana, Vilan. 



(Mem. Cast. t. 2. f. 12.) 

 Eostellaria simplex, cV Orb. Gault. 

 Plioladomya elongata, Milnst. Neoc. 

 Panopaja Ligeriensis, cV Orb. 

 Fimbria cordiformis. Desk., sp. Neoc. 

 Lucina Vendoperana, Leym. Neoc. 

 Circe discus. Math. {Asfarte Buchi, 



Pict. et R6n. ; Arcopagia, d'Orb.) 

 Trigonia, s/^ec. nov., allied to T. cari- 



nata, Sow. 



Trigonia, spec, nov., allied to T. cre- 



nulata, Lam. 

 Hinnites Favrinus, Fictet et Boux, 



Gault. 

 Lima Cottaldina, cV Orb. Aptien. 

 Janira atava, Boem. Neoc. 

 Terebratula praslonga, Sow. Neoc. 



sella. Sow. Neoc. 



Rbynchonella Gibbsiana, Soiv. Neoc. 

 Galeritesgurgites, Pict. et E6n. Gaitlt. 

 Pygaulus ovatus, Agass. Gault. 

 Diplopodia (Tetragramma) vai'iolare, 



Dc»or. 

 Holectypus sirailis, Bdsor. Neoc, 



Neocomiensis, Grat. Neoc. 



Heteraster (Holaster) oblongus, d' Orb. 



Neoc. 



Omphalia Pizcuetiana stands next in size and beauty of form to 



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