The Wonders of Geology Or a Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena Volum
The Wonders of Geology Or a Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena Volum
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In the upper greensand several species oc- cur, but only very few that are not also in the chalk. There are none known in the gault, and only one in the lower greensand. There is a fossil sponge (Choanites Kcenigi) which is well known to collectors of Sussex pebbles by the name of petri- fied sea-anemone, from its supposed resemblance to the living Actinia {pi. VI. Fig. 11) ; but the original was a very differ- ent ereature. From an extensive suite of specimens, I have ascertained that it was o...f a pyriform shape with a central opening, from which numerous tubes radiated; and these are oftentimes exquisitely preserved in flint. The external * This interesting though obscure fruit was named Carpolithes Smithies, in honour of Mrs. Smith of Tunbridge Wells; a lady of consummate skill in the dissection of chalk-fossils, and most ardent and liberal in the promotion of palaeontological science. Medals of Creation, vol. I. P. 202. F Reuss, Versteiner. Bohmisch. Kreideformation. Geinitz, Quaderformation.
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In the upper greensand several species oc- cur, but only very few that are not also in the chalk. There are none known in the gault, and only one in the lower greensand. There is a fossil sponge (Choanites Kcenigi) which is well known to collectors of Sussex pebbles by the name of petri- fied sea-anemone, from its supposed resemblance to the living Actinia {pi. VI. Fig. 11) ; but the original was a very differ- ent ereature. From an extensive suite of specimens, I have ascertained that it was o...f a pyriform shape with a central opening, from which numerous tubes radiated; and these are oftentimes exquisitely preserved in flint. The external * This interesting though obscure fruit was named Carpolithes Smithies, in honour of Mrs. Smith of Tunbridge Wells; a lady of consummate skill in the dissection of chalk-fossils, and most ardent and liberal in the promotion of palaeontological science. Medals of Creation, vol. I. P. 202. F Reuss, Versteiner. Bohmisch. Kreideformation. Geinitz, Quaderformation.
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