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The writer's attention was called to these fossils by a letter from Mr. 

 N. S. Manross of Bristol, (a member of the academical department of 

 Yale College,) whose father owns the quarry where they were found. 

 This gentleman had the consideration to preserve these interesting relics 

 from destruction until they had been visited by the writer in company 

 with R. Bakewell, Esq., to whom we are indebted for the accompanying 

 sketch of the quarry with the two trees as they appeared, at the time 

 of our visit. 



It will be observed that the trunks are nearly parallel to each oiher in 

 l "fi plane of stratification of the beds, and nearly at right angles to the 

 st "ke of the strata. Their buts point toward the river, while their heads 

 are buried beneath the unopened sandstone. Several branches wore to 

 oe traced from the principal trunk, one of which reached (in the doited 

 Ilne ) to the distance of eight or ten feet from the body and nearly at 

 "ghl angles with it. The bed in which these trunks were found is quite 

 unlike the fine grained red deposits above and below them, being a rati r 

 coarse grained grey quartzose grit, sprinkled with mica and urban*, 

 oeoas particles. It is very tender and friable when first exposed and 

 'lie trees which were imbedded in it were not properly petrified, but 

 ex 'sted in the condition of soft lignite, in which the veg< ink structure 

 co "ld be delected only on close observations. A rough exterior having 

 "* general appearance of the outer bark of the common yellow pine 

 **» all the general character that could be observed. They were much 

 flattened by the pressure of superincumbent rocks, not being over four 

 "Khes thick in the .thickest parts and thinning out to the edges. I he 



