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Cypridina radiata (Jones and Kirby) : rare : Longton, 

 Fenton. (NOTE. In addition to the above species 

 there are other forms not yet determined). 



Eurypterus (Anthropleura) ferox (Quar. Jour. Geol. Soc., 

 vol. xix., p. 84, fig. 8) : one specimen of this rare 

 form, from a bed of grey marl from a colliery near 

 Hare castle Railway Station. 



Belinurus trilobitoides (Konig. Bridg. Treatise) : rare : 

 one specimen in a nodule of clay-ironstone, Hard 

 mine coal roof, Adderley Green. 



Anthrapalcemon Grossarti (Salter, H. Woodward, Trans. 

 Geol. Soc. Glasgow, vol. ii., pi. 3, fig. 5) : in a 

 thin band of ironstone, Ipstones. 



PISCES. The North Staffordshire coal-field has long 

 been celebrated for yielding an abundance of rare fossil 

 fishes. As far back as the year 1835, Sir Philip Egerton 

 communicated to the Geological Society of London (Proc. 

 Geol. Soc., 1835) the discovery* of numerous remains of 

 fossil fishes in the coal shales of Silverdale. These con- 

 sisted of bones, teeth, and scales of fishes which furnished 

 Professor Agassiz with specimens for the illustration of his 

 great work " Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles." 

 Subsequently, Mr. Garner, in his " Natural History of 

 Staffordshire," mentions several species in addition to those 

 previously discovered. 



The fish remains of these coal measures are of an in- 

 teresting character, not only as regards their variety, but 

 on account of the excellent state of preservation in which 

 many of them are found. A large number of species new 

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