324 Revriews—Fossil Fauna of Sweden. 
this book; but among the expressions of opinion one will be fre- 
quent, that it has those qualities which we always recognize in a 
man of power—strength and firmness combined with a rare modesty. 
Il.—List or tHe Fosstz Faunas or Swepren. Edited by the 
Paleontological Department of the Swedish State Museum 
(Natural History). J. Camprian anp Lower Sinurian. 8vo. 
24 pp. III. Mesozorc. 20 pp. (Stockholm, 1888, Printed 
for the Museum by P. A. Norstedt & Sodner.) 
HE Authorities of the Swedish State Museum intend to publish 
a list of the fossils (excepting the plants) occurring in the 
various geological formations of Sweden, and two parts have just 
been issued. The first of these has been prepared by Prof. G. 
Lindstrom, and contains the names of species from the different sub- 
divisions of the Cambrian and Lower Silurian (= Ordovician) in 
that country. The Cambrian is divided into the following zones, 
the fossils in each being separately enumerated :—1, Oldest Sand- 
stone Beds, the Eophyton and Fucoid Sandstones; 2, Paradowides 
Beds, including therein the zones of, (a) Olenellus Kjerulfi; (b) 
Paradoxides CElandicus; (c) P. Tessini; (d) P. Davidis; (e) P. 
Forchhammert; (f) Agnostus levigatus; 8, Olenus Schists, and 4, 
Dictyonema Slate. The Lower Silurian comprises, 1, Ceratopyge 
Limestone; 2, Lower Graptolite Schists; 38, Orthoceratite Lime- 
stone; 4, Middle Graptolite Schists; 5, Chasmops Limestone; 6, 
Trinucleus, Schists; 7, Brachiopod Schists; 8, Upper Graptolite 
Schists; and 9, Leptena Limestone. From the Cambrian strata 
141 species are enumerated, and 627 from the Lower Silurian, thus 
making a total of 768 species. Of these no fewer than 3865, or 
nearly one-half, are Trilobites, next in abundance are Graptolites 
with 146 species, followed by the Brachiopoda with 89 species, and 
the Cephalopoda with 50 species. 
Prof. Lindstrom remarks that not a single species is recorded as 
common to the Cambrian and Lower Silurian formations in Sweden, 
but the latter contains 19 species which recur in the Upper Silurian. 
Part II., containing a List of the Upper Silurian Fauna, will be 
issued in the Autumn; Part IIJ., which has been prepared by Prof. 
Bernhard Lundgren, records the Mesozoic Fauna. Of the lower 
portions of the Mesozoic series only the Rheetic and Liassic strata 
are developed in Sweden, and in these there’seems to be but a 
scanty fauna, for not more than 24 species are enumerated from the 
former, and 129 from the latter group. ‘There is then a wide gap 
in the middle portion of the Mesozoic series, until reaching the 
higher members of the Cretaceous strata, which are richly fossili- 
ferous, the list containing 456 species, mainly from the zones of 
Actinocamax mammillatus and of Belemnitella mucronata. 
The value of these Lists, prepared as they have been by such 
well-qualified authorities, will be recognized by all paleontologists, 
and we hope that the other parts will be successfully completed. 
