:96 Obituary — ■Francisco Josue Pascasio Moreno. 



which appeared in the Anales del Museo de la Plata, Paleont. 

 Argentina, vols, ii and iii. In 1896 I spent a brief vacation there, 

 and wrote a description of some remarkable Cretaceous crocodiles 

 then recently received from Neuquen, which occupied another 

 part oi' the Anales. In 1899 Dr. Moreno came to London as Argentine 

 High Commissioner in connection with the Argentine-Chilian 

 boundary dispute, which had been referred for arbitration to the 

 British Crown. He then brought with him many fossils for com- 

 parison with the collection in the British Museum, and the piece 

 of skin of an extinct ground-sloth from a cavern in Patagonia, 

 ■with a skull and other remains of the horned tortoise Miolania 

 from Chubut, will be especially remembered. Dr. Moreno con- 

 tributed a " Note on the discovery of Miolania and of Glossotherium 

 (Neomylodon) in Patagonia " to the Geological Magazine, 

 September, 1899. Returning to La Plata he continued to direct 

 the Museum for a few years longer, until he retired to Buenos 

 Aires and lived a quiet life, utilizing his ripe experience in furthering 

 schemes for the improvement of education. 



Dr. Moreno's writings on the geography, anthropology, and geology 

 of his native land are important and varied, but they give little 

 idea of the extent of his labours for the promotion of science in 

 Argentina. He was the unselfish friend and helper of all whom he 

 induced to contribute to the publications of the La Plata Museum, 

 and of Argentine naturalists in general. He was ever ready to devote 

 his private means to the advancement of research, and the great 

 collection and library at La Plata bear witness to his generosity 

 as well as to his genius. He was honoured in this country by 

 election as Foreign Correspondent of the Geological Society and as 

 Corresponding Member of the Zoological Society of London. He was 

 also an Honorary Corresponding Member of the Royal Geographical 

 Society, and received the Founder's Medal in 1907. 



A. Smith Woodward. 



