Mineral Character of Lias. — Numerous successive Zones in the Lias,
marked by distinct Fossils, without Unconformity in the Stratification,
or Change in the Mineral Character of the Deposits. — Gryphite
Limestone. — Shells of the Lias. — Fish of the Lias. — Reptiles of the
Lias. — Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaur. — Marine Reptile of the Galapagos
Islands. — Sudden Destruction and Burial of Fossil Animals in Lias. —
Fluvio-marine Beds in Gloucestershire, and Insect Limestone. — Fossil
Plants. — The origin of the Oolite and Lias, and of alternating
Calcareous and Argillaceous Formations.