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t Orthonema, n. s.,M. &W., 1861 146 



ioaoiiema, Phillips, 1841 146 



L. muUicoatata, n. 9., M.S^W., 1861 146-147 



Cephalopoda : 



Orthoceras, Breynius, 1732 147 



O. annuloeostatwiii, n. s., M. & W., 1861 147 



Nautilus, Breynius, 1732 147 



\ Subgenus Trematodiscus, n. s. g., M. & "W., 1861 147 



Corrections in regard to a few Xos^Hs described in papers of September and October, 1860. 



Cyathoerinus scitulus (September, 1860) should be G. sc^dpiilus. 

 Platyostoma nana (October, 1860) should be Naticopsis. 



Eulima peracuta (October, 1860) should be ranged under Polyphemopsis, of Portlock, probably 

 a section of the genus Loxonema. 



Orthoceras expansum (October, 1860) belongs to the genus or subgenus Actinoceras. 

 Cyrtoceras curtum (October, 1860) should be ranged under the subgenus Aploceras. 



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Meek, F. B. Descriptions of new Cretaceous fossils collected by the Northwestern 

 Boundary Commission on Vancouver and Sucia Islands. <Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Pliila., vol. xiii, pp. 314-318. 1861. Philadelphia, 1862. 



Laniellibranchiata : Page. 



Inoceramus ««7)wn(ia^^(», Meek, n. s., 1861 315 



Dosinia ? tenuis, n. s., Meek, 1861 315 



Mactra gibhsana, n. s.. Meek, 1861 315-316 



Cephalopoda .- 



Baculites inornatus, n. s.. Meek, 1861 316 



Baeuljtes occidentalis, n. s., Meek, 1861 316-317 



Amtnonites complexus var. suciaensis, n. s., Meek, 1861 317 



Ammonites vancouverensis,n. s.,Meek, 1861 317-318 



Nautilus campbelli, n. s., Meek, 1861 318 



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Meek, F. B., and Hayden, F. V. Descriptions of new Lower Silurian (Primordial), 

 Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Tertiary fossils, collected in Nebraska by the exploring 

 expedition under the command of Capt. Wm. F. Raynolds, U. S. Top. Engrs., 

 with some remarks on the rocks fiom which they were obtained. <^Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. xiii, pp. 415-447. 1861. Philadelphia, 1862. 



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Lower Silurian (Primordial) rocks 415-416 



Jurassic rocks 416-417 



Cretaceous rocks 417-432 



Lower series 417-424 



General section of the Cretaceous rocks of Nebraska 419 



Upper Cretaceous series of Nebraska 424-432 



New Jersey section, compiled from the reports of that State 426 



Fox Hill beds 427 



Relations of the upper Cretaceous series of Nebraska to European divisions 428-432 



Tertiary rocks 432-435 



General section of the Tertiary rocks of Nebraska 433 



SILURIAN (PniMORDIAL) FOSSILS. 



Brachiopoda : 



Obolella, Billings 435 



O.nana, n. s., M. & H., 1861 435-436 



topflos, straight; vrj/iia, thread. 



+ Tp^/ita and 5i<7Kos, in allusion to the perforated umbilicus and the discoid form of the shell in the 

 typical species. 



