Vv. BRITISH FOSSILS. 
Fossil organic remains illustrative of the Geological 
Formations in Britain; being a selection from the 
Collection of the late Dr. G. A. Mantell, F.R.S., in 
whose works several of the specimens in this Collec- 
tion were originally figured. 
A Catalogue of this Collection has not yet been 
completed, so that only the more prominent specimens 
are enumerated, commencing with the most recent 
formations, 
1 Specimens from shell beds now in course of forma- 
tion at the mouth of the Thames, British 
Channel, and Barbadoes. 
2 Calcareous incrustations, enclosing casts of leaves. 
Matlock, Derbyshire. 
3 Fossil Nuts, from a Peat Bog; the kernels being 
e replaced by Carbonate of Lime. 
4 Bones and teeth of extinct forms of the Horse and 
Elephant, from the Elephant bed, and Coombe 
Rock, Brighton. (See ‘ Wonders of Geology,” 
Vol. I, page 114.) 
5 Teeth and bones of Hyena, Bear, Rhinoceros, and 
other extinct animals, from Kirkdale Cave and 
Kent Caverns. Collected by the late Dr. Buck- 
land. 
6 Limestone, channelled by wind driven sand. Lycia. 
TrerTIARY FORMATIONS. 
7 Fossil Fish. Monte Bolea. Collected by the late 
Professor Silliman. 
8 Fossil Leaves and Land Shells, from Eocene beds, 
Isle of Wight. 
