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ontologist, Dr. George Jennings Hinde, 1 but his excellent work 

 attracted little attention and the importance of the facts brought 

 to light seems to have been overlooked by Pleistocene geologists. 

 In 1894 the Don interglacial beds were described by the present 

 writer, 2 who has since then given careful study to the numerous 



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and excellent sections presented by Scarboro' Heights, the ravines 

 of the Don, and many excavations carried on in and about the 

 city of Toronto. A large number of fossils have been collected 

 by Mr. J.Townsend and the writer, and Professor Penhallow has 

 determined the plant remains, Dr. Dall and his assistants the 

 shells, and Dr. Scudder the insects. These gentlemen have 

 shown the greatest skill and patience in working up what was 

 often very difficult material, and much of the value of the results 

 of the investigation is due to them, particularly in determining 

 1 Canadian Journal, 1878, p. 388 et seq. * Am. Geo!., Vol. XIII, 1894, PP- 85-95. 



