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Geological Survey of the State of New York — Paleontology, 

 Vol. VII. — By Prof. James Hall, assisted by Mr. J. M. Clarke, 



This handsome volume contains, figures and descriptions of the 

 Crustacea belonging to the Upper Helderberg (Corniferous), Hamilton, 

 Portage, Chemung and Catskill groups. Amongst the specimens 

 described the following forms from Canada are noticed, ten of which 

 are new to science and are referred to in the following list : — Phacops 

 cristata, H. var,, pipa, N. var. ; P. rana, Green; Dalmanites ( Hausnia- 

 nnia) pleuroptyx, Green ; D. (H.) concinnus, H., Z). (H.) concinnus, 

 H. var. serrula, IST. var., D. (B..) phacoptyx, N. sp. ; Dalmanites (Cry- 

 phaeus) comis, 'N. sp. ; Dalma7iites ( Chasmops) anchiops^ Green ; 

 Acidaspis callicera, N. sp. ; Lichas ( Terataspis ) grancUs, Hall, ( Lichas 

 superbus, Billings) ; Lichas (Hoplolichas) hylceus, N. sp. ProeMs 

 crassimarginatus, Hall ; P. stenopyge^ N. sp. ; P. delphinulus, N. 

 sp. ; P. tumidus, N. sp. ; P. Phocion, Billings ; Phoithonides areni- 

 colus, N". sp. and Gyphaspis minuscula, N". sp. 



The above species are all from Western Ontario, Canada, except 

 Proetus Phocion^ which occurs in Gaspe, Quebec, Port Colborne, Cayuga 

 and Walpole are the principal localities from which the above species- 

 were obtained. 



There is in addition, Pt. II of Vol. V, Pal., N.Y., (supplement) 

 on Pteropoda, Cephalopoda and Annelida from the Niagara, Lower and 

 Upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Waverly groups of New York State. 



H. M. A. 



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