128 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1895. 



Section at Moseley's Ferry, Brazos River : — 



1. Brownish yellow surface loam 15 feet. 



2. Thin stratum of fossiliferous iron ore in boulder 



form . .• e . . . . 6 inches. 



3. Blue laminated fossiliferous clay . 3 feet. 



4. Fossiliferous iron ore, running under the river 



about 100 yards below the ferry 2 " 



Nos. 2, 3 and 4 contain an extensive fauna, comprising Levifusus 

 trabeatoides Harris, n. sp., Conus sauridcns Con., in great numbers, 

 Pleurotoma (Sureula) gabbii Con., PL (Cochlespira) engonata Con., 

 PL (Drillia) nodocarinata Gabb, PI. terebriformis Mr., PI. 

 (Borsonia) plenta Harris, Ostrea sellceformis var. divaricata Lea, 

 Anomia ephippioides Gabb, Byssoarca cuculloides Lea, Pseudoliva 

 vetusta var. Volutilithes petrosa Con., Volutilithes precursor Dall., 

 Turricula polita Gabb, Latirus moorei Gabb, Corbula texana Gabb, 

 Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb, Dentalium minutistriatum var. 

 dumblei new variety, Venericardia planicosta Lam., Cytherea texacola 

 Harris, Cytherea tornadonis Harris, Chrysodomus enterogramma 

 Gabb, Phos texana Gabb, var., Distortio septemdcntata Gabb, Tuba 

 antiquata var., antiqua new var., Solarium acutum var. Meekanum 

 Gabb, Sigaretus deelivis Con., Mesalia, claibomensis Con., Turritella 

 nasuta Con., T. dumblei Harris, n. sp., Pyrula (Fusoficula) texana 

 Aid., and several corals. 53 



5. Laminated fossiliferous blue clay containing 



Conns sauridens Con., Pleurotoma (Sureula) 

 gabbii Con., PL (Cochlespira) engonata, 

 Con., PL (Borsonia) plenta Harris, PL 

 {Sureula) moorei var. Levifusus trabeatoides 

 Harris n. sp., Ancilla (Olimda) staminea 

 Con. , Pseudoliva vetusta var. , Volutilithes 

 petrosa Con. , Dentalium minidistriatum 

 Gabb, Venericardia planicosta Lam., Leda 

 opulenta Con., Cytherea texacola Harris, 

 Distortio septemdentata Gabb, Mesalia clai- 

 bornensis Con. , Turritella nasuta Fabb and 

 Belosepia ungula Gabb 6 feet, 



8 Numbers 2, :? and 4 are marked A in Mr. Harris' lists; No. 5, B; Nos. (!. 

 7 and 8, C; No. 9, I); No. 10, E; Nos. 11, 12 and 13. V. 



