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of a lung : thus resolving the question, which, at 

 page 64, we mentioned was still considered doubt- 

 ful. To the animal to which these remains he- 

 longed, has heen given the name of M egalichthys 

 Hibbertii, and part of a second species has heen 

 discovered near Glasgow. 



Many of our readers will, perhaps, exclaim that 

 these are mere distorted masses, and that the idea 

 of forming characters, or identifying the impres- 

 sions with species at present in life, is hut a pre- 

 tence. Let them, however, examine before they 

 decide, and we will guarantee that the interest of 

 their researches will prevail. We would farther 

 recommend the study to the young and enthusi- 

 astic naturalists of the present day, as one which 

 will amply repay their researches, and where the 

 fields of observation are neither far distant nor of 

 difficult access. 



