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II. — Remakes on the Miocene Fish-Fauna of Sardinia. By A. 

 Smith Woodward, F.G.S.^ 



THE author referred to a series of fragmentary fisli-remains frora 

 the Miocene in the neighbourhood of Cagliari, Sardinia, collected 

 and submitted for examination by Prof. D. Lovisato. A memoir 

 on the subject by Prof. F. Bassani (see infra, p. 476) had lately 

 appeared, and the present communication contained only brief sup- 

 plementary observations. In addition to the Selachian genera and 

 species recognized by Bassani, the author identified teeth of Scymnus, 

 Oxyrliina Desori, Galeus, Aprionodon, and probably Physodon, besides 

 dermal scutes of Trygon. The collection comprises no evidence of 

 ganoid fishes, and most of the remains of teleosteans are too imperfect 

 even for generic determination. Traces of Scomberoids and Labroids 

 occur, and there is evidence of a new species of the Berycoid 

 JSolocentriim. Teeth of CJirysophrys, Sa7-gus, and other common 

 Mediterranean genera are abundant ; and a few detached yellow 

 teeth represent an indeterminable species of Batistes. 



III. — On the Discovery of a New Species of Fossil Fish 

 [Stbepsodus Brockbanki) in the Upper Coal Measures 

 Limestone of Levenshulme, No. 6 Group, from the Eailway 

 Cutting at Levenshulme, near Manchester. By James W". 

 Davis, F.G.S. Mem. and Proc. Manchester Lit. and Phil. Soc. 

 [4], Vol. IV. 1891 (reprint paged 1-3). 



YERY fragmentary remains of Strepsodus in the collection of 

 Mr. W. Brockbank, F.G.S., form the subject of this note. 

 " The teeth differ from those of Strepsodus sauroides, Young, in the 

 greater breadth in proportion to the length ; the surface striation is 

 similar in the two, with the exceptions that in S. Brockbanki the 

 stri^ are larger, and there is no evidence of bifurcation, and whereas 

 in S. sauroides the base of the crown is ovoid and laterally com- 

 pressed, and the apex twice bent nearly at right angles, in this 

 species the base of the crown is circular, and the point is not twisted 

 to the same extent." 



IV. — On the Occurrence of Detrital Tourmaline in a Quartz 

 Schist west of Start Point, South Devon. By A. R. Hunt, 

 M.A., F.G.S.i 



WHILE examining the Devonian cliffs near Street Gate at the 

 north-east end of Slapton Sands, South Devon, in company 

 with Mr. W. A. E. Ussher, F.G.S. , the author selected a hard mica- 

 ceous sandstone of fine grain, occurring as a band between softer 

 rocks, for comparison with a micaceous quartzite or quartz-schist, 

 previously noticed by Mr. Ussher at a point on the coast south of 

 Start Farm and west of Start Lighthouse. The quartz-schist occurs 

 as an impersistent band among the mica-schists west of Start Point. 



1 Abstract of paper read before Section C (Geology), Brit. Assoc, Cardiff, 1891. 



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