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dition which he had made with some friends to examine the 

 geology of the state of New Jersey, they had discovered, dis- 

 interred, and afterwards brought to New York, the skeleton of 

 a mastodon very nearly perfect. They also satisfied themselves 

 that much of the region which lies between the Atlantic and 

 the range of primitive mountains was referable to the tertiary 

 formation, and that the secondary do not make their appear- 

 ance for some hundreds of miles. 



A paper was read entitled " Account of a Fossil Crocodile 

 recently discovered in the Alum Shale near Whitby." By the 

 Rev. George Young. 



Mr. Young describes the osteology of this fossil animal, 

 which has been deposited in the museum at Whitby, and of 

 which a drawing accompanied this communication. Its length 

 exceeds fourteen feet, and when perfect must have reached 

 eighteen. 



!j: The author mentions that these are not the only remains 

 of the crocodile which have been discovered near Whitby, 

 although they had been generally confounded with those of 

 the plesiosaurus ; of which animal, however, as well as of 

 Ihree or four species of the icthyosaurus, undoubted remains 

 «ccur in the Alum Shale of Whitby. 

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xinijfi, Article XI. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTICES. 



^^ ^- Miscellaneous. 



. ^ '' " .'=' . " r1- New Scientific Jounnal. 



9fi In spite of the old adage, that two of a trade can never agree, 

 '(which by the bye, for the sake of human nature, we hope is 

 not more true than it is hberal,) we have much pleasure in an- 

 nouncing the appearance of the first number of the Dublin 

 Philosophical Journal and Scientific Review, and in bearing 

 our testimony to its merits. If it be carried on in future with 

 as much ability as is shown at its outset, it will prove a va- 

 luable addition to the scientific journals of the day, and reflect 

 great credit on the zeal of its editors and the talents of our 

 iiellow labourers in the sister kingdom. The present number 

 contains many original and valuable articles, particularly one 

 by Dr. , Brinkley, which opens the work, On the Mel hod of 

 finding the Longitude from the Culininr/ifion of the Moon and 

 T4?/(i/->-.; ,3/, I paper by Mr. Lloyd on the Composition of Forces; 

 /^aojother on the Crystallization of Frecipitafes, by Mr. Stokes ; 

 one by Dr. Jacob, on the Generic Cliaraclcrs and Anatomical 



