deposits near sea shores. 121 
^ known example occurs in the 
this ni Stonesfield, near Oxford. At 
slate ^ single bed of calcareous and sandy 
terrestriar^ ^n admixture of 
are decide 
Megalolt Bidelphys, 
can Lt:L sr..»t“Sr •>- 
sited at the bottom l( a La Z'TlZ’'" 
some ancient shore We ^ istant from 
presence of remains of 10^81^01°!”- 
such a situation Vii? • ^wu-uals in 
have been Boated f carcases to 
from their pTaeelf Lb 
afrxturif thLto™^^^^ of ‘bo 
malia with marine ‘orrestrial mam- 
formations of TouLine'''*'d'’**‘°'^“'’'^“‘'0''^ 
Norfolk. ourame, and m the Crag of 
Cases 0/ Animal, iestro,jed sndaenly. 
'be treri^r 'T™'- oxamples of 
‘b which are presold /‘'‘“’“o' .'‘ocumnlations 
lacustrine and f * • i remains of marine, 
o«ended perirdl^rf" '’’h 
^leath. It . . ^ time, by natural 
seem to be. state that other causes 
^i^tant i occasionally, and at 
als, to produce a rapid acciunu- 
