part 2] nmsBlon oolite of the ciiewkejjne dIstbIct. 16? 



Thickness in feet incites. 

 Schlceubaclu... 3. Limestone, very shelly, weathering" into three 

 irregular layers ; Oppelia subradiata (A. d'Or- 

 bigny non Sowerby). cf. Procerites evolutoides 

 Siemiradzki, belemnites. Ataphrus sp., Natica 

 sp., Pleurotomaria sp., Trochus sp., Trigonia 

 costata J. Sowerby, Trochocyathus sp 9 



4. Limestone, fairly masshe-looking, with an 

 irregular nether surface. Numerous lamelli- 

 branchs in places. Belemnopsis bessina (A. 

 d'Orbigny), Ataphrus sp., Pleurotomaria sp., 

 Acanthothyris panacanthina Buckman & 

 Walker, Ehynehonella sp., Trochocyatlms 

 magnevillianus (Michelin). Serpula sp., iso- 

 crinoid-ossicles, etc 1 3 



5. Sponge -Bed — a greyish- white deposit of 

 marl and rubble with numerous examples of 

 the sponges Craticularia foliata (Quenstedt), 

 Holcospongia liasica (Quenstedt), and Trema- 

 dictyon sparsum Hinde ; Serpvlee and micro- 

 fossils (see list below). Alectryonia cf. 

 costata (J. de C. Sowerby), Chlamys cf. 

 ambigua (Miinster), 1 Dimyodou sollasi 

 (Whidborne), 2 Arrtacvthyris crewkemiensis S. 

 Buckman, Rhynchonella sp., Zeilleria waltoni 

 (Davidson), etc. : average 1 



? Truellei 6 a. Limestone, with innumerable isocrinoid- 



oseicles shoAving on the weathered surface. 



Oxidized iron-pyrites 8 



G b. Limestone, similar to a G 



Garantianae... 7. Rich yellowish-brown marl and ochreous 



matter : to 3 inches 2 



8. Limestone, grey, with large granules. Oxi- 

 dized iron-pyrites. Terebratula sphseroidalis 



auctt 6 



Non - sequence. Deposits of niortensis-mvr- 

 ch isvnee hemerae (inclusive) wanting. 

 Ancohoceras 9. Limestone, hard, grey, sandy, passing down 

 into more sandy and softer rock weathering 

 Scissi. brownish. Has some rich reddish-brown 

 ochreous matter in cavities. Belemnites, 

 Entolium demissum (Phillips), Variamussium 

 laeviradiatum (Waagen), Cevomya concentrica 

 (J. de C. Sowerby), Isocardia cordata (J. Buck- 

 man), Trigonia ? sculpta Lycett : seen 1 8 



The lowest bed (9) seen in this quarry is dated as Aucolioceras- 

 scissi on the basis of comparison, because I did not obtain any 

 evidence from ammonites. 



1 did not obtain here a single specimen of Zeilleria anglica 

 (Oppel) — the characteristic brachiopod of the Miwcliisoucd Beds 

 of the neighbourhood of Beaminster. 



The lithic characters of the rock dated as garantiancd call to 



1 This form is similar to those, noticed as being closely allied to Chlamys 

 ambigua (Miinster), from the Truellei- and Schlcenbachi-Beds of Burton 

 Bradstock : E. T. Paris & L. Richardson. Q. J. G. S. vol. lxxi (1915-16) p. 52G. 



2 G. F. Whidborne, Q. J. G. S. vol. xxxix (1883) p. 515 & pi. xv, figs. 21-22. 



