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THE MIDDLE LIAS OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 
Section on the London and North Western Kailway, near 
to Watford Lodge. Feet in. 
1.—Soil, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 
D. 2.—Calcareous and ferruginous sandstone, slialy, 
and abounding in fossils, though not many 
can be got out whole—a fair amount of com¬ 
minuted shell. On east side of tunnel divided 
about midway by a thin soft shale about 3in. 
thick. 
Ammonites margaritatus (a single poor 
specimen ), Belemnites paxillosus and others, 
Pleurotomaria heliciformis, Ostrea sportella, 
Ostrea cymbium var. obliquata, Pecten 
aquivalvis, Pecten liasinus, Protocardium 
truncatum , Cardita multicostata, Astarte 
striato-sulcata , Wood ... ... ... 2 3 
E. 3.—Keddisli sandy clay, as far as could be made out 
very much resembling soft beds, at Staverton 13 7 
F. 4.—Keddisli mottled ferruginous limestone, con¬ 
taining argillaceous nodules, slialy in places, 
and in others very much resembling the 
bottom bed “ L.” Very fossiliferous. 
Ammonites margaritatus , Belemnites ( few ), 
Gasteropods (abundant in places, but mostly 
casts), 1 urbo aciculus, Ostrea, cymbium var. 
obliquata ( abundant), Ostreasubmargaritacea? 
Pecten liasinus, Plicatula spinosa {abundant ), 
Avicula incequivalvis , Protocardium. trun¬ 
catum, Cardita multicostata, Cardinia lavis 
[rather abundant), Astarte striato-sulcata, 
Pholadomya, Pleuromya costata, Ditrypa 
circinata ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 
G. H. I. 5.—A light brown sandy, micaceous, and 
ferruginous clay or shale. Not calcareous, 
very porous, few fossils. This description given 
from a very slight exposure ... ... ... 19 G 
J.G.—Bather soft, slialy, micaceous, and calcareous 
stone, a little ferruginous, containing small 
Gasteropods, Pecten liasinus, Protocardium trun¬ 
catum, Limea acuticosta [abundant), Circa liasina, 
Fucoids markings [abundant) ... ... ... 3 0 
The measurements for the beds were made on the incline 
and an allowance afterwards made for an inclination of 35°. 
