FOSSIL POLYCYSTINA 87 



space, what about the unnumbered hosts of shells 

 that are embedded in the Barbadian rocks alone ? 

 What duration of time must have existed between 

 the deposition of the first layer of shells on that ocean 

 floor and the last stratum on the top ! What must 

 have elapsed in order to allow for the solidification 

 of all this aggregation of shells into hard rock ! 

 Why is so much surpassing beauty hidden that can 

 never be seen by mortal man ? Why do so few 

 people care to seek pleasure in such studies ? 



