FOSSIL HUMAN REMAINS AT VERO, FLORIDA 17 



remains, which are fragmentary, are in the hands of Dr. Charles 

 R. Eastman. The birds of this deposit are being studied by 

 Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 



The turtles from stratum No. 3 have been studied by Dr. 

 O. P. Hay, who finds that six species are present. Of these six 

 species three are extinct, one is sub-specifically different from the 

 modern, and two are apparently not separable from the modern 

 species. The mammals, the identification of which has been 

 approximately completed, are more abundant than the turtles. 

 The species of mammals recognized include the following: 



Didelphis virginiana Scalopus sp. 



Chlamytherium septentrionalis Vulpes sp. 



Dasypus sp. Canis cf. latrans 



Odocoileus sp. Procyon lotor ? 



Neofiber alleni. Lutra canadensis 



Sylvilagus sp. Lynx sp. 



Sigmodon sp. Ursus, indt. 

 Neotoma sp. 



The extinct genus of armadillo-like animals, Chlamytherium, 

 is represented by well-preserved, uneroded dermal scutes. The 

 armadillo, Dasypus, is likewise represented by dermal scutes. The 

 fox, which differs from the species at present known in Florida, 

 is represented by a part of the lower jaw containing two pre- 

 molar teeth, and by a single premolar tooth obtained from the 

 fresh-water marl rock on the south bank of the canal, 335 feet 

 west of the bridge. The rock at this place, as previously men- 

 tioned, has heretofore been placed in stratum No. 2, but at present 

 is regarded as probably equivalent to stratum No. 3. Canis cf. 

 latrans is represented by a part of the upper jaw containing the 

 carnassial tooth. The lynx is represented by a jaw and a tibia. 

 Parts of the teeth of Elephas columbi and of Mammut americanum 

 are by no means uncommon in this stratum. The tapir and horse 

 are also represented, although by fragmentary material. 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt has very considerately submitted an abstract 

 of his report on the fossil birds found at Vero, with permission to 

 insert it here in advance of the publication of the report as a whole. 

 The abstract includes all bird material obtained at Vero except a 



