A MONOGRAPH OF THE CRAG MOLLUSCA 4 VOLUME SET by Searles V. Wood ( 9781108076968 )

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Title:

A MONOGRAPH OF THE CRAG MOLLUSCA 4 VOLUME SET
DESCRIPTIONS OF SHELLS FROM THE MIDDLE AND UPPER TERTIARIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES

By:

Searles V. Wood

Format:

Multiple copy pack

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ISBN 10:

1108076963

ISBN 13:

9781108076968

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION

Pub. date:

20 November, 2014

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society

Pages:

1098

Description:

Published 1848-82, this multi-part monograph describes and illustrates the fossil molluscs of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Crags of East Anglia.

Synopsis:

The Pliocene-Pleistocene Crags of East Anglia are an incredibly rich source of fossil shells, many belonging to extant Boreal and Mediterranean genera. Dominated by marine gastropods and bivalves, the deposits also contain evidence of terrestrial and non-marine gastropods and bivalves, brachiopods, and extensive epifauna including bryozoans. Published between 1848 and 1879 in four volumes, the latter two being supplements with further descriptions and geological notes, this monograph by Searles Valentine Wood (1798-1880) covers more than 650 species and varieties of fossil mollusc. For each species Wood gives a synonymy, diagnosis (in Latin), full description, dimensions, occurrence and remarks. The supplements also provide a breakdown of the species and their current distribution. The detailed plates were prepared by the conchologist George Brettingham Sowerby and his namesake son.

Illustrations:

black & white illustrations

Publication:

Imprint:

Cambridge University Press

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