QUARTERLY JOURNAL 



OF 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



PROCEEDINGS 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



May 4, 1853. 



Philip W. Wall, Esq., C.E., was elected a Fellow. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. On the Fluvio-marine Tertiaries of the Isle of Wight. 

 By Professor Edward Forbes, F.R.S., Pres.G.S., &c. 



The purpose of the following communication is briefly to state the 

 results of a recent investigation of the fluvio-marine tertiaries of the 

 Isle of Wight, imdertaken in the course of the labours of the Geolo- 

 gical Survey. I was directed by Sir Henry De la Beche to examine 

 the distributioia of organic remains in the various strata of that 

 island, and to devote the months of October, November, and Decem- 

 ber 1852, and January 1853, to the work. I found so much in the 

 fluvio-marine Eocene strata that was not only palseontologically 

 but also geologically new, that I was obliged to devote almost the 

 whole of the time mentioned to their examination ; nor was the 

 constant and daily labour, with able assistance, during four months 

 on these interesting beds more than sufficient for their exploration. 

 During most of the time I was accompanied by my colleague Mr. 

 Bristow, and assisted by skilful collectors, especially Mr. Gibbs. 

 As numerous memoirs by eminent geologists, British and foreign, 



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