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association with human bones, flints, and implements on the south 

 bank of the canal from 4(50 to 470 feet west of the bridge,'' If 

 in the sketch of the section from 452 to 480 feet, given in figure 6 of 

 Dr. Sella rds's report, verticals are drawn at 460 and 470 feet, we 

 find included only relatively small portions of layer 2 in which no 

 animal fossils are indicated, while, judging from the descriptions 

 and illustrations, the larger part of the human bones lay l^eyond the 

 470-foot line and outside of layer 2. The cpestion is whether under 

 these circumstances it is strictly correct to refer to the relation of 

 the human and other vertebrate bones as " association.'' This whole 

 matter suggests vividly views of the South American paleontologist, 

 Aineghino. 



Finally, an item of importance, but omitted from the illustrations 

 in Dr, Sellards's report, is the find described as follows (p. 14-J) : 

 *' One of the foot bones, a fifth metatarsal, was taken about 8 feet 

 east of the ulna and at an actual level, owing to the change in slope,^ 

 above that of the radius and approximately the same as that of the 

 ulna.'' This position is in the midst of layer 3 at its gi-eatest thick- 

 ness, as seen in plate 6, figure 2. 



It is further regrettable that the positions of the numerous pot- 

 sherds, bone implements, arrowheads, etc., that " characterize stratum 

 Xo. 3*' (p. 142) and a "considerable amount" of which were " found 

 in this horizon, particularly at the locality on the south bank 450 

 to 475 feet west of the bridge" (p, 143), were not indicated in such 

 illustrations as figures 6 or 14 of Dr. Sellards's report. As the 

 human bones lay, collectively, about 462 to 475 feet above the bridge 

 in the same locality, some of the artifacts at least may have been in 

 close proximity to the skeleton. This is especially true of the large, 

 well-shaped arrowhead, Avhich according to the report of Professor 

 MacCurdy, based on written information from Dr. Sella rds. was 

 found between strata 3 and 2, 470 feet west of the bridge. This de- 

 scription places it in exactly the same focus with the bones of Skele- 

 ton II and in close proximity to them, if not in actual association. 



Rem<irl's. — Dr. Sellards's explanation of this second find of human 

 bones in the Vero deposits is (p. 142) : ''The position leads to the 

 suggestion that the bones lying at the base of stratum Xo. 3 were 

 derived from stratum Xo. 2, and that only one skeleton is repre- 

 sented by the two finds. This may be true, since there is no duplica- 

 tion of parts, and a large individual is represented in each instance." 

 Of this the suggestion referring all the bones to one skeleton is prob- 

 ably correct, though there is an indication that another human skele- 

 ton may have lain in the vicinity. We have a tooth from the place 

 that did not belong to Skeleton 11. 



^ This phase is not quite clear. 



