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ties, for the same ; (e) Silurian fossils from Tasmania, for the 

 Government Geologist of that State; {/) study of a new genus 

 of Permo-Carboniferous Gasteropoda (Kee^ieiaJ;^^ (g) study^of 

 Palaeozoic Corals and material prepared for publication; (h) a very 

 interesting study of cone-like Stroboli, attached to foliage resembl- 

 ing that of Phyllotheca,'^'^ which adds another form of fructification 

 to those already described as appertaining to this plant; (k) study 

 of a Mesozoic Bivalve (Ctenostreon) from Western Australia,^^ 

 which, although casually recorded once before, had neither been 

 figured nor described; [1) identification of a, Lingula associated 

 with Lepidodendron,''^ marking a well defined horizon in beds 

 believed to be of Upper Devonian age, in the Canobolas section 

 near Orange. Finally some time was given to the study of a 

 series of Cretaceous fossils received from the Government Geologist 

 of Natal; I hope to prepare a report on this collection in the 

 future, but it will take some time. 



Our Perrao-Carboniferous Mollusca were increased by gatherings 

 made by Mr. W. S. Dun, at Wollongong, and presented by him ; 

 and from Tasmanian localities by Mr. T. Stephens, m.a., and Miss 

 G. King. Another tail core of the Horned Lizard ( Miolmiia 

 platyceps, Owen), was received from Mr. J. B. Wilson, of Lord 

 Howe Island, and MoUuscan casts from the Phosphatic deposits 

 of Ocean and Pleasant Islands, which appear to be those of 

 living species, presented by Messrs. J. T. Arundel and F. Danvers 

 Power. 



An interesting fossil was presented by Mr. Thomas, proving 

 the existence of the genus Straparolus^ in the Lower Marine 

 Series of the Permo-Carboniferous in N. S. Wales. This has been 

 described by me as S. ammoniti/ormis. 



Some of the finest examples I ever saw of that very beautiful 

 organism, the Chain Coral (Halysites), were presented by the 

 Rev. J, Milne Curran from a locality near Orange; these I hope 

 to describe at some future date. 



Another interesting geological discovery was that by Mr. E. 

 Lowe, of a very refractory and highly fossiliferous limestone, 

 covering a large extent of country around Eavensleigh Station, 

 Gregory River District, Carpentaria. This limestone contains 

 bones of mammals and birds, with land and fresh-water shells of 



W Etheridge — A new Permo-Carboniferous Genus (Keeneia) of Pleuro- 

 tomariidse, etc. — Rec. Aust. Mus., iv., 5, 1902, p. 195, pis. xxxii.- xxxiii. 



20 Etheridge — Cone-like Strobili, attached to a Phyllotheca-like foliage. 

 — Loc. cit., 1, p. 1, pis. i. and ii. 



21 Etheridge — Ctenostreon pectiniformis, Schlotheim, an Australian fossil. 

 — Loc. cit., 1, p. 13, pi. xiii. 



22 Etheridge — Lingwia, associated with. Lepidodendron. — Loc. cit. ,3, p. 119. 

 ' 23 Etheridge — A Straparolus in New South Wales. — Rec. Aust. Mus., iv., 

 5,T902, p. 200, pi. xxxiii., figs 1 and 2. 



