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mus, Megalichthys, Pygopterus, Ctenodus, Acanthodes, Paleoniscus, 
Amblypterus, Eurynotus, and Platysomus. ‘The two principal lo- 
ealities in which these Ichthyolites occur are in the limestones of 
Burdiehouse, and the shales of Wardie, near Newhaven. He then 
exhibited specimens of the Rhizodus, portions of its huge jaws with 
both the serial and the laniary teeth, the head-plates, scales, &c.; 
also specimens of the Megalichthys, and of the different species of 
Paleoniscus, Amblypterus, and Eurynotus; and scales of an un- 
described species occurring at Edmonstone. He noticed also the 
occurrence of coprolites of Fishes in these beds, many of which still 
retain the spiral markings of the intestines; others contain the 
indigestible remains of scales, and teeth of the smaller species which 
had been devoured. Specimens of coprolites were exhibited from 
Burdiehouse and the Wardie shales. 
Bristot Naturatists’ Society.— Geological Section, March 80; 
Mr. S. H. Swayne in the chair.—Mr. Stopparr called the atten- 
tion of the members to a fine section of the Lias that was then 
exposed in the White Ladies’ Road, at the back of West Park Road. 
Numerous fossils had been collected, characteristic of the division 
known as the Bucklandi-series; but the point of most interest in 
connection with it was an observation made by Mr. SANDERS, who 
had found in that small tongue of the Lias an anticlinal, or curve 
of the strata, produced by some disturbing cause. 
Mr. Sroppart then read a paper On the Upper Beds of the Lower 
Silurian Series, illustrating it with a complete series of fossils. The 
Bala beds in Merionethshire were fully described and explained by 
sections, and the different localities suited for study were pointed 
out. The beautiful Cystideans and other Echinoderms that abounded 
in these beds were explained, and their analogies shown. After a 
description of the Caradoc and Lower Llandovery beds, with their 
fossil contents; the author concluded his paper by giving a brief 
summary of the early life upon the earth, showing how gradual had 
been its development, and that as yet not the slightest trace of any 
vertebrate animal having lived in those immensely distant ages had 
been found.—Bristol Daily Post, April 20, 1865. 
Duprey AND Miptanp GroLoeicaL Society.—I. On April 25th, 
a Field-meeting was held at Hednesfurd and Cannock Chase, which 
was attended by about sixty Members. The party spent the whole 
day in examining the various new workings which are being opened 
in the northern portion of the Coal-field, and which are destined ere 
long to make this a most important district, and a busy centre of 
industry. The works of the Hednesford Colliery Company (where 
the plant, engines, &c. are of the most modern and improved charac- 
ter), and the -sinkings of the Cannock and Rugeley Company, were 
more especially examined. At the former place, a most interesting 
open working in the Upper Coal-measures yielded many specimens 
of Fish-remains. 
II. On Tuesday, May 2nd, at the Ordinary Monthly Meeting of 
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