24 The Paleontologist. [Jan. 15, 1879. 



The sheet contains 73 figures of Lower and Upper Silurian (?) (Cincinnati and Niagara 

 Groups) fossils ; said to have been drawn and engraved by John Van Cleve, deceased, of 

 Dayton, O., some 30 years or more ago, but it has no date nor author's name, nor place 

 of issue or publication. (Orthography as printed.) 



The figures are made up from 7 genera and 22 species, as follows: 



Genus Agracia sp boletiformis, I fig. Genus Astrae, sp. concinna 2 figs — fleuxosa, I fig. 

 Genus Aulopora, sp. spicata, 2 figs. — serpens, 2 figs. Genus Calamopora, sp. alveolaris, 4 

 figs. — gothlandica, 2 figs. — basaltica, 3 figs. — infundibulifera, 2 figs. — polymorphia, 10 

 figs. — favosa, 3 figs. — spongites. 8 figs. — fibrosa, 4 figs. Genus Catenipora, sp. escharoides, 



2 figs. — labyrinthica, 2 figs. Genus Cellepora, sp. bipunctata, 2 figs. Genus Ceripora, sp. 

 verrucosa, 2 figs. — milleporacea, 6 figs. — gracilis, 3 figs. — mammillata, 6 figs — muricata, 



3 figs. — constellata, 3 figs. 



The drawings and engravings are excellent and represent the fossils finely. It seems 

 strange that the author should have neglected to place his name, date and place of pub- 

 lication to such creditable, artistic work. 



CATALOGUE OF GEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS. 



Illustrating the formations of the OhioValley. By D.D.Owen, New Harmony, Ind., April, 1843. 



This catalogue gives, in a tabulated form, a list of 340 species of fossils of different for- 

 mations, beginning with the Lower Silurian and continuing to and including the drift ; 

 but those of the Cincinnati Group are the ones of more special interest to us now. Some 

 of the names seem to be abandoned, others are still retained. The Dr. failed to give au- 

 thorities or references in any case, so that by whom or at what time the names were 

 adopted does not appear ; probably some of them were his own, but no descriptions ac- 

 company them, and most likely were never made out. 



The different horizons are given at which the Cincinnati Group fossils were found. 

 Below is a list of the Genera and species of this group in Ohio, Lidiana and Ky. (Or- 

 thography as printed.) 



Strophoniena, sp. (undetermined) — sp. alternata — sp. parva — sp. Versailles — sp. Indian- 

 ensis — sp convexa — sp. rugosa. Isotelus, sp. gigas — sp. megisto.s — sp. planus. Lingula, 

 sp Lewesii. Mytilus ? Cryptolithus, sp. tesselatus. Fucoides. Triarlhrus, sp. Bechii. 

 Oiihis, sp. striata — sp. callactes — sp. elegantula — sp. minuta — sp. orbicularis — sp. subor- 

 bicularis — sp. eccentrica — sp alternata — sp. alata— O. (?) sp. plano-convexa. Graptioliies, 

 in marlite. Bel/erophon, sp. bilobatus — sp. (acutus ?) Icosidactylocrimtes, sp. recticularis. 

 Decadaclylocrinites, sp. planus. Entjvchi. Ceripora, sp. muricata — sp. muricata ramosa — 

 sp. milleporacea — sp, rugosa— sp. astraformis. Pterinea, sp. carinata. Trvchus ? Tuibo, 

 sp. bicarinatus. Delthyris, sp. trilobata — sp. prolongata — sp. profundo sulcata — sp. pli- 

 cata. Atrypa. sp. minuta — sp. striata. Atiypa ? Conotudiilai-ia, (Ormoceras ? of Stokes). 

 Orthoceratites. Calyiiiene, sp. senaria— sp. macrophthalma — sp. downingae. Asaphus sp. 

 caudatus — (sp. undetermined). Paradoxides. tVrr7«/7/j-, sp. pleurexanthemus- — sp. crossotos. 

 T^M/v //£•//«, sp. obsoleta Unio? Avicula. Cyalhophynuni, v,-p. CQr\.o.Me.s7 j^i7e'0j-/Vt'i-,sp. fibrosa. 



The Dr.-'s object in making this catalogue, as stated, was to offer the fossils in exchange 

 for minerals, a list of which is printed of such as he was willing !o receive. 



BOOK Nor ICE 

 AN ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY, Designed especially for the Interior States. By E. B. 

 Andrews. L. L D of the Ohio Geological Corps, and late Professor of Geology in 

 Marietta College. Cincinnati, Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., 1878. 



The author says in his preface : — "The distinctive feature of this work is its limitation. 

 It is designed for students and readers of the Interior States * * * By thus limiting 

 the scope of the work, it is believed that a much lietter book for beginners may be made 

 than if far more were attempted.'' 



It is profusely illustrated-432 engravings, including sections and maps — and handsomely 

 printed on paper of fine quality, and neatly and substantially bound. The illustrations 

 are, generally, accurate and artistic — finely engraved — but some of them do not represent 

 the fossils as definitely as they should. And it should be stated how much they are en- 

 larged or reduced, in order to give a correct idea to the student or collector of their appear- 

 ance in the rocks ; this should especially be done in the case of minute forms like 

 Beyrichia occulifera, which is represented in the figure as i inch by ^ of an inch in size, 

 without alluding to the amount of enlargement ; the largest specimens of this fossil are 

 not over J, of an inch long and ^-^ Inroad, requiring a magnifier to distinguish them clearly 

 on the surface of rocks. The figure 141, Anibonychia alata is not correct, it represents 

 A. behastriata more nearly ; the outline of A. (Anomalodonta) alata, and surface mark- 

 ings are very different. 



Geologists and Paleontologists are not in accord in regard to " Land Plants " being 

 found in the Lower Silurian Rocks. The author states this as '^undoubted." ? But these 

 are slight and unimportant defects compared to the great value of the work in teaching 

 the geological and paleontological features of the vast region referred to. It is hoped the 

 book may have a wide circulation and come into general use in schools throughout the 

 country. 



