The Medals of Creation, Volumes 1 and 2 / First Lessons in Geology and the Study of Organic Remains

by Gideon Algernon Mantell

BRITISH LOCALITIES OF FOSSIL MAMMALIA.

Bacton, Norfolk. See Ostend.

Banwell Cave, fifteen miles from Bristol, and three from Banwell Station. Bones and teeth of Bears, Hyænas, a Felis larger than the Lion; but chiefly of Deer and Oxen.

Berry Head, Devonshire; Cave. Carnivora; as Bear, Badger, Tiger, Pole-cat, Stoat.

Binstead, near Ryde, Isle of Wight. Upper Eocene. Fresh-water limestone. Teeth and bones of Anoplotherium, Palæotherium, Chæropotamus, Dichobune.

Brighton Cliffs. Between Kemptown and Rottingdean, in the beds above the Chalk. Pleistocene. Teeth and bones of Elephant, Horse, Deer, Oxen; jaw of a Whale.

Copford, Essex. Pleistocene. Elephant, Stag, Ox, Beaver, Bear, &c.

Crayford, Kent. Pleistocene. Elephant, Horse, &c.

Easton, a mile and a half north of Southwold. Mastodon tooth, and Carnivora.

Folkstone, Kent. Pleistocene. On the top of the west cliff and in the valley; bones of Elephant, Hyæna, Hippopotamus, Ox, Horse, Stag, &c. (Quart. Geol. Journ. vol. vii. p. 257.)