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6. Humerus of an ox. 



7. Metacarpus of an ox. 



8. Dorsal vertebra of an ox. 



9. Dorsal vertebra of an ox. 



1 0. Os calcis of an ox. 



1 1. Base of the horn of a deer, similar to horns that occur 



in the diluvium of England, and somewhat resem- 

 blino- the horn of a rein-deer. 



12. Tibia of a large deer. 



13. Radius of a large deer. 



14. Astragalus of a horse. 



15. Metacarpus of a horse. 



16. Metatarsus of a horse. 



17. Cervical vertebra of an unknown animal. It has been 



compared with all the skeletons in the collection at 

 Paris, by Mr. Pentland, without finding any to 

 which it can be referred : he thinks the nature of 

 the articulation more resembles that in the sloth 

 and ant-eaters than in any other animal ; but the 

 bone differs from them in other respects, and ap- 

 proaches to the character of the Pachydermata. 

 The animal, whatever it was, seems to have differed 

 essentially from any that now inhabit the Polar Re- 

 gions of the Northern Hemisphere. 



NOTES EXTRACTED FROM THE JOURNAL OF MR. COLLIE. 



" The attention of the world has been called to the remark- 

 able cliff in which fossil bones were found by Dr. Eschscholtz 

 in August, 1816. On my first visit to it in the month of July, 

 1826, time did not permit me to do more than take a view of 

 the most eastern part, and examine the nature of the icy front- 

 ing which it presented. At that time I saw no traces of fos- 

 sils ; this cliff faces to the N., and extends in nearly a right 

 line, with few interruptions, for two miles and a half, and is 

 in general about ninety feet high. It is composed of clay and 

 very fine quartzy and micaceous sand, assuming a grayish ap- 

 pearance when dry. The land behind rises gradually to an 

 additional height of one hundred feet, and is covered with a 



