The Fossils of the South Downs: Or, Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex

Gideon Algernon Mantell

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511711190

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Or, Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex

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Gideon Algernon Mantell

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: March 2012
Print publication year:: 2010
First published in:: 1822
Online ISBN:: 9780511711190
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511711190

Subjects:: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology and Life History, Earth and Environmental Science: General Interest, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Series:: Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science

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Gideon Mantell (1790–1852) was an English physician and geologist best known for pioneering the scientific study of dinosaurs. After an apprenticeship to a local surgeon in Sussex, Mantell became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1811. He developed an interest in fossils, and in 1822 his discovery of fossil teeth which he later identified as belonging to an iguana-like creature he named Iguanadon spurred research into ancient fossils. This volume, first published in 1822, contains Mantell's early research into fossil remains of southern England. Arranged according to rock type and strata, Mantell provides descriptions and analysis of fossil tropical plants, fish, molluscs and what he described as 'an animal of the lizard tribe, of enormous magnitude'. This volume was the first published work to describe a collection of dinosaur remains and provides a fascinating view of early palaeontological research before the formation of the discipline.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Preface
pp vii-x

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pp xi-xiv

Contents
pp xv-xv

Errata
pp xvi-xvi

I - Preliminary Essay
pp 1-13

II - Geographical Description of the South-Eastern Division of Sussex
pp 14-20

III - Geological Structure of the County
pp 21-23

IV - § I. Green Sand Formation
pp 24-24

V - 1. Iron Sand
pp 24-37

VI - 2. Tilgate Limestone, &c.
pp 37-60

VII - 3. Weald Clay, and Sussex Marble
pp 61-68

VIII - 4. Green Sand
pp 69-78

IX - § II. Chalk Formation
pp 79-79

X - 5. Blue Chalk Marl
pp 80-98

XI - 6. Grey Chalk Marl
pp 99-134

XII - 7. Lower Chalk
pp 135-142

XIII - 8. Upper, or Flinty Chalk
pp 143-246

XIV - § III. Tertiary Formations
pp 247-252

XV - 9. Druid Sandstone
pp 253-255

XVI - 10. Plastic Clay
pp 256-266

XVII - 11. London Clay
pp 267-273

XVIII - § IV. Alluvial Formations
pp 274-274

XIX - 12. Diluvium
pp 275-284

XX - 13. Alluvium
pp 285-294

XXI - Concluding Observations
pp 295-306

XXII - List of new Genera and Species
pp 307-308

XXIII - Explanation of the Plates
pp 309-320

Index
pp 321-327

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