At the close of this epoch, therefore, there is every probability that Europe and Asia had pretty nearly attained their present general configuration.
[81] Lyell’s “Elements of Geology,” p. 187.
[82] This limestone belongs to the Bembridge beds, and forms part of the Fluvio-marine series. See “Survey Memoir on the Geology of the Isle of Wight,” by H. W. Bristow.
[83] Similar beds of Miliolite limestone are found in the Middle Bagshot beds on the coast of Sussex, off Selsey—the only instance in England of the occurrence of such calcareous deposits of Middle Eocene age.—H. W. B.
[84] “Elements of Geology,” p. 292.
[85] “Memoir of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. The Geology of Middlesex, &c.;” by W. Whitaker, p. 9.
[86] Prestwich. Quart. Jour. Geol. Soc., vol. x., p. 448.
[87] Detailed sections of the whole of the Tertiary strata of the Isle of Wight have been constructed by Mr. H. W. Bristow from actual measurement of the beds in their regular order of succession, as displayed at Hempstead, Whitecliff Bay, Colwell and Tolland’s Bays, Headon Hill, and Alum Bay. These sections, published by the Geological Survey of Great Britain, show the thickness, mineral character, and organic remains found in each stratum, and are accompanied by a pamphlet in explanation.
[88] “Elements of Geology,” p. 300.