IN THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM. S 



Roeder CoUection.^ — A general collection of fossils and 

 prehistoric remains, including a very complete series of 

 fossils from the Permian Marls of Manchester and the 

 Zechstein of Gera, Thiiringen. Acquired by gift, 1890-91. 



Thompson Collection. — A collection of Neolithic Im- 

 plements and remains from the Lakes of Brienne, 

 Switzerland. Acquired by gift at various times. 



Toulmin Smith Collection.— A collection of sponges 



from the Upper Greensand and Chalk. Acquired by gift. 



Waters Collection. — A large collection of European 

 Tertiary fossils. Acquired by gift, 1885. 



Williamson Collection.— A large general collection of 

 fossils, especially rich in specimens of the fauna and flora 

 of the Yorkshire Oolites. Several examples of the latter 

 are types figured and described by Lindley and Hutton 

 in their " Fossil Flora of Great Britain." Acquired by 

 gift, 1888. 



In drawing up this catalogue I have received assistance, 

 which I desire gratefully to acknowledge, from Professors 

 Dawkins and Williamson, of the Owens College; Dr. H. 

 Woodward and Mr. A. Smith Woodward, of the British 

 Museum; Dr. R. H. Traquair, of the Edinburgh Museum 

 of Science and Art; and Messrs. F. A. Bather, J. W. 

 Davis, R. Kidston, E. T. Newton, and Mark Stirrup. I 

 have also to thank the Palaeontographical Society, the 

 Geological Society, the Clarendon Press, and Messrs. Taylor 

 and Francis for the use of illustrations. 



