On the Red Chalk of England

The paper examines a narrow, often hard, reddish chalk seam found in parts of England, describing its appearance, thickness (from a few to about thirty feet), and geographic range with attention to Yorkshire localities such as Speeton and coastal exposures near Flamborough Head and Filey. The author contrasts it with continental Scaglia, details its stratigraphic relations to the White Chalk above and Speeton clay below, records abundant fossils (belemnites, terebratulæ, serpulæ and other marine remains) illustrated on plates, and offers field observations and practical collecting advice while discussing bedding, dip, and sectional exposures.