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3. THE LOWER SHALES, OR SUBDIVISION C. 



The Lower Shales are remarkable not only for the occurrence in 

 them of anthracite coal and clay ironstone, but also for the abundance 

 and great variety of the fossils which they contain. As the fossils 

 collected by Dr. Dawson are not all from precisely the same geological 

 horizon in these shales, it will be desirable to give a list of the species 

 from each locality before discussing the probable age of the series as a 

 whole. 



A. FROM CUMSHEWA INLET. 



No. 1. " Fossils from the Peninsula, north shore of Cumshewa Inlet 

 and at different places a few miles west of the Peninsula. All from 

 about the same geological horizon, which is supposed to represent sub- 

 division C of the Skidegate section." (Dr. G. M. Dawson.) 



Spiroceras Carlottense. 

 Lytoceras Sacya. 



" Timotheanum. 

 Haploceras Perezianum. 



Beudanti (abundant.) 



planulatum. 



Cumshewaense. 

 Ancyloceras R6mondi. 



Hamites glaber. 

 Teredo Suciensis. 

 Trigonia Maudensis. 

 Area, like grammatodon inornatus. 

 Inoceramus Moresbyensis. 

 concentricus, 

 Amusium lenticulare. 



No. 2. " Fossils from the lowest beds recognized at Cumshewa." 

 (G. M. D.) 



Haploceras Perezianum. 

 Yoldia arata. 



Trigonia Maudensie. 

 Amauropsis tenuistriata. 



B. FROM SKIDEGATE INLET. 



No. 3. " From Shingle Bav : probably from subdivision C. 

 (G. M. D.) 



Lytoceras Sacya. 

 Haploceras Beudanti. 



Amauropsis tenuistriata. 

 Mytilus lanceolatus. 



No. 4. " From the east side of Welcome Point : probably C. 

 (G. M. D.) 



Lytoceras Sacya. * 



