RKMAINS IN THE COAL-FOinFATIOX OF NOVA SCOTIA. 



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was very soft mid mucli inn<l-st;niie<l, and tlie hones in a crnniblin^' condition. 

 'JIii.s tree and Nos. 7, !), 10 and 1 1 c.iistituto a j^ronp near to each other, and 

 of which owinjr to rcce.s.sion of the clilf only tlie bases remained. 



No. 9. Extracted in 1878. Short coaly base of a tree with a few bones of Ilijhr- 

 petoi), mnch decayed. 



No. 10. Extracted in 1S7!1. Diameter, 1 foot G inches. A short coaly base with 

 much mineral chaicoal. Detached hones of Jfi/lerpetvii ; teeth and scales of 

 Sjhinidiis; remains of larvju of insects (?). 



No. 11. Extracted in 1879. Diameter, 15 inches, much crushed; hei-rht, about 

 2 feet; iilled with arn-il]i,ceous matter; unproductive. Distant 8 feet from 

 No. 7, and exactly o])positc No. 10. 



No. 12. Extracted in 1878. Diameter, 2 feet 4 inches; hei-ht remaining, 3 feet 

 6 inches; distant 20 feet 'Voni No. 11. Surface marked with broad ribs and 

 rows of leaf-.scars. In upper part gray sandstone, in bottom 4 inches of daik- 

 coloured material which airordcd bones of Jhinlrerjxt.m and IL/lonomHs, also 

 Millipedes and J'ttpa'. Some of tlie cuticle of Dendrerpdon is preserved. 

 This tree had been inclined to the south-west, and was consequently .somewhat 

 flattened, so that its diameter in one direction w;is double that in the other, 

 and the lower side had been crushed <ir bent inwards. In the base there were 

 two inches of mineral charconl, and over this about 2 inches of hard and dark- 

 coloured laminated matter, which iilliirded many Tn<j<>„ncnrpa and fragments 

 of plant.s. It also contained the whole of the animal remains above referred to. 



No. 13. E.xtracted in 1878 (tig. 4). Diameter, 1 foot G inches; height, 1) feet; 



f;-. 4. 



Tree No. l;!, .'IS il ii|i|i('iiriMl ulirii |i:ir(ii\lly (>x|ins('(I in tin' rirf. 



