XII. Note on the Occurrence of Footprints in the Calciferous Sandstone between West Kilbride and Fairlie

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On 12th June of this year, whilst examining the fine section of red Calciferous sandstone which is exposed in the cutting of the Ardrossan and Largs Railway, situated about two and a quarter miles north of West Kilbride, I was not a little surprised to discover a double row of what appeared to be the fossil footprints of some animal. When the cutting is entered from the south end a white post, with “¼” painted in black figures on it, will be seen. The footprints are on the east side of the cutting, opposite the 102nd sleeper from the post mentioned. In other parts of the cutting there are also a few prints, but these are the best marked. The sandstone at this point dips towards the east at the high angle of 80°, and the footprints are seen in relief on the under surface of the stratum of rock. The prints are in two rows, the right hand one showing six and the left hand one seven impressions, and they run in a S.W. and N.E. direction. No doubt if the rock was further quarried they would be found to continue for some distance more or less. The prints are all much of a size—about three inches long by two broad and half an inch deep. The spacings, measured from centre to centre of the prints, are, for the right hand row, 8, 8, 7¼, and 8½ inches, and for the left hand row, 8, 8, 8, 8, 6½, This 250-word extract was created in the absence of an abstract

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