108 ABRIDGED TABLE OF FOSSILIFEBOUS STRATA. [Ch. IX 



ABRIDGED TABLE OF FOSSILIFEROUS STRATA. 



1. RECENT. 



2. POST-PLIOCENE. 



3. NEWER PLIOCENE. 



4. OLDER PLIOCENE. 



5. MIOCENE. 



6. UPPER EOCENE. 



7. MIDDLE EOCENE. 



8. LOWER EOCENE. 



9. MAESTRICHT BEDS. 



10. UPPER WHITE CHALK. 



11. LOWER WHITE CHALK. 



12. UPPER GREENSAND. 



13. GAULT. 



14. LOWER GREENSAND. 



15. WEALDEN. 



16. PL'EBECK BEDS. 



17. PORTLAND STONE. 

 13. KIMMERIDGE CLAY. 



19. CORAL RAG. 



20. OXFORD CLAY. 



21. GREAT ob BATH OOLITE. 



22. INFERIOR OOLITE. 



23. LIAS. 



24. UPPER TRIAS. 



25! MIDDLE TRIAS, or 

 MUSCHELKALK. 



26. LOWER TRIAS. 



POST-TERTIARY. 



PLIOCENE. 

 MIOCENE. 



EOCENE. 



CRETACEOUS. 



JURASSIC. 



TRIASSIC. 



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3 ° 



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S3 





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125 



SECONDARY 



OR 



MESOZOIC. 





27. PERMIAN, or 

 MAGNESIAN LIMESTONE. 



28. COAL-MEASURES. 



29. CARBONIFEROUS 



LIMESTONE. 



31. LOWER ] 



32. UPPER ; 



• DEVONIAN. 



34. UPPER ) 



} CAMBRIAN. 



35. LOWER J 



| PERMIAN. 



CARBONIFEROUS. 



DEVONIAN. 



SILURIAN. 



CAMBRIAN. 



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P5 O 



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