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mi. J. W. IJAWSOX OS KHECT TKKKS CONTAINIXG ANIMAL 



2. ClIAUA* Ti:i;s A.NI> CoNTKXTS OF THE ErKCT TuKKS. 



It may 1)0 well in the first instance to pivsent in a siinimarv form tl«o cliaractoristics 

 and contents of each tree extracteil, takinjj tlieni in order, tVoin tlie sliore clifV to the 

 end of till? reef, 1,003 feet in all, and including those extracted prior to 1878 with the 

 others. The positions of the several trees may be seen on the plan and section. 



No. I. Lvi:i.l/s tice nf ISal. which comes first both in order of time and ])osition. 

 Uiameter, abniit 17 inches ; height, uiil<no\vn ; distance fron) crop of coal, 

 No. l-J. ill liiink. alidUt '.HI t'cet. Contained remains of Diiidrcri>(jtoa Acidlia- 

 nitiii. I/i/liiii'iiiiii.^ W'liiii'iiii vY Li/i/h, and I'ujiu nliistn. 



No. •!. I'lxti'acted in I-ilo. Diameter, 1 foot 8 inches; hei_a;ht, feet ; distance from 

 No. 1 abdiit 7;] I'ect ; surface obscurely ribla'd. Contained Dt'itdruriHiou 

 AciiiJiiiiiHiii and Piijiii ritiist(t. 



No. 3. Extr.ieted in \s7\K Uianieter, 1 font S inches; hei^■ht, 2 feet G indies; 

 di-laiice about "JO tret j'lnui No. "_'. Fiih'd with argillaceous matter, and a 

 little niineivil cliarcial at ba>c. No animal remains oliMTVt'd. 



No. 4. Extracted in l>7ll. A crushed coaly bark cnvi'riny- a mound of mineral 

 charcoal. No aiiiuml remains observed. Distant aliout ilO feet fmui No. 3. 



No. 5. E.vtraeteil In l>s77. Diameter, - ftet (i inches; li(i''ht remaininir, about 

 4 feet. Surfare with lliit ribs. Distance from No. 4, '.i:! feet, and from the fac; 

 of the clili' in \>7'.i, JS feet. This tree was extrai-te(l under urfavourable 

 cireum.-tances, owIhl;- to tju' interference of debris lioui the foot of the clilf, and 

 high tides. Tt ailoiiled ]Mii'tioiis of a skeleton of I)i nil ri ri>i im, AvKiliaiiinn, 

 bones of Ihiln,,,,in'is I.,/, Ill, J'lijxr, ami fr;iL;inents (jf Millipedes. On one 

 smtaci was a [lali luuaiii^' round the eircumference, indicaliii'!; tiie efforts of an 

 inijpiiMined ISat rachiaii to escape. A few much decayed buiies on this surface. 

 appeared to iicl iw^ to Dii,<l rrrjictiDi, 



No. (;. Extractrd In l-.7'.i. Di;,t,!cter, -' feet; hel-ht remainiuLf, less than a foot. 

 This was prolMbly the h; se «jf a tre(>, of which the upper part had been 



'■(' "'t'd by the sea, leaving' only the lowest l.iver. Afforded some much 



drc.yed bones. apj.aren'Jy of JLjIvrprtun. This tree was distant only a few 

 feet fi'an No. .'). 



No. 7. I'Airaeted in \:u'.l Diviimt from No. a. (iH feet. :\Ierel\ the base remain- 

 uvj:. Consists oK mineral clKovoid without fossils. 



No. 8. Extracted In I&7'.l. Diameter, 1 foot C, Inrhrs ; rehiainiiii^r ju'lght, 1 foot. 

 CoiiM.^ted eniiivly u[' Murk carbonaceous matter with bones. It affortled 

 several >ke!etoii,s ,,{' !fi/ln„,,,„iis and I >< ml rrriidoii, the first ob.served remains 

 of U,ilrri>ri„„. .•uid man;, /'»y,,r .-uid .Mill!p,.d,.s. Tl,,' skeletons in this tree 

 were le^s di-turlicd than in anv other I lia\e examined ; but owiu'" to the lom>- 

 exposure o| il.o hase of tl,,. uxv, after removal of the upper part, (he material 



