1892. | NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 3D 
Leeality: clay at Kreischerville ; Wm. T. Davis 
f.14. Sub rectangular in shape, about 14 inch by + inch, with 
rounded edges and angles. Thick, smooth, hard and shining. 
Locality : clay at Kreischerville. 
f. 15. Ovate, somewhat flattened, with rounded margins and minutely 
roughened surface, 14 inch or more long by ,§; inch broad. 
Locality : clay at Kreischerville. 
The relation of the Greenland and Arctic forms to 
the local Cretaceous flora was commented on by N. L, 
Britton. F. S Lee discussing Mr. Willey’s paper questioned 
the ‘‘testing’’ powers of the ascidian hypophysis. H. F. 
Osborn compared the development of the hypophysis in primi- 
tive urodele forms. E. B. Wilson noted the significance of these 
investigations with regard to the question of vertebrate descent, 
and indicated how they diminished the probability of descent 
from an annelid-like form. 
A new Callognathus fromthe Cleveland shales, @. newberryt 
and a new psammodont, Protobates quadratus, were presented 
by their describer, Bashford Dean, A unique specimen of 
Cladodus fyleri recently added to the Columbia College 
Museum was exhibited and briefly commented upon. 
Meeting adjourned. 
December 5, 1892. 
Recuiar Business Meetine, 
The President, Dr. Hupparp, in the chair, About forty per- 
sons present. 
The minutes of November 7th were read and approved. 
The following recommendations of the Council were read : 
First—The election of the following candidates— 
As Fellows : 
Artur Hottick, 
James F, Kemp, 
Henry F. Osporn. 
