326 Reports and Proceedings — Geological Society of London. 



A corrected ridge formula for the molars of E. Cypriotes i& 

 furnished, which, exclusive of talons, will stand as follows : — 



5 7—8 7—8 8—9 11—12 



5 7—8 7—8 8—9 11—12 

 Dr. Leith Adams gives E. melitensis as follows : — 

 3 5 8—9 8—9 10 12 



3' 5' 8—9' 8—9' 10' 12 



There appears to be a strong resemblance between the teeth of 

 E. Cypriotes and those of the Maltese and Sicilian pigmy forms,, 

 more especially E. melitensis, but the marked lateral compression of 

 the tusks in E. Cypriotes, which is a constant character in all the 

 specimens so far obtained, would in itself be almost sufficient to 

 distinguish this species from the other pigmy elephants of the 

 Mediterranean region. Thei"e seems to be good evidence that 

 E. Cypriotes was isolated and subsequently differentiated at an 

 earlier period than the other small Mediterranean species in Malta 

 and Sicily, the zoological evidence giving considerable support to 

 the belief that Cyprus became an island at an earlier period, an idea 

 which is further strengthened by the fact that the whole island is 

 surrounded by deep water, and is not connected with the neigh- 

 bouring lands by submerged banks, as is the case with the Maltese 

 Islands. 



The Maltese pigmy species have been considered most closely 

 allied to E. antiqmis and E. Africaniis. On the other hand, it seems 

 probable that E. Cypriotes, which shows no affinity to the African 

 species, is connected rather with E. antiqmis and E. meridionalis. 



It may be remarked that the remains of E. Cypriotes and of 

 Sippopotamns minutns, with which it is associated, vary but little in 

 size, whereas in the dwarf species of elephants and hippopotami 

 from Malta and Sicily a considerable variation in size is observable, 

 so much so indeed that molars may be seen intermediate in size 

 connecting H. melitensis (z=minutus), H. pentlandi, and IT. amphihius. 



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Geological Society of London. 



I.— April 27th, 1904.— J. E. Marr, Sc.D., F.E.S., President, in the 

 Chair. The following communications were read : — 



1. "On a New Species of Eoscorpius from the Upper Carboniferous 

 Eocks of Lancashire." By Walter Baldwin, Esq., F.G.S., and 

 William Henry Sutcliffe, Esq., F.G.S. 



The specimen described was found in an ironstone nodule occurring 

 on a fairly well marked horizon, about 135 feet above the Royley 

 Mine (or Arley Mine) coal-seam, at Sparth Bottoms, about half a mile 

 south-west of Rochdale Town HalL The nodules occur in a band 

 of blue shale, in which are well-preserved remains of Carhonicola 

 acuta, ferns Calamaria, Prestwichia rotundata, and Bellimirns belliilus. 



