Notices of Memoirs—Fossiliferous Deposits at Kirmington. 473 
From the black muds or marls which occurred below the superficial 
gravels in these pits the following fossils were obtained :— 
Bones.—For the following determination we are indebted to 
Dr. C. W. Andrews, F.R.S., of the British Museum (Natural 
History), South Kensington. 
MamMatian REMAINS. 
Cervus sp. 
Bos sp. (two vertebrz). 
Bos sp. (smaller than longifrons or primigenius). 
Bos primigenius. 
Elephas (vib and left scapula). 
The bones were not confined to any particular layer, but were dis- 
tributed sporadically throughout the mass of the marl. The overlying 
gravels, however, contained neither bones nor other vestige of con- 
temporaneous life, possibly because of their removal by percolating 
water. 
Shells.—The molluscan remains distributed through the marl belong 
to existing land and fresh-water species, many of which are still living 
in the neighbourhood. They are all species of wide range, and afford 
no definite indications as to climate. These species, kindly determined 
for the Committee by Mr. J. W. Taylor, of Leeds, are as follows :— 
Motuuvsca. 
Limnea peregra. Cochlicopa lubrica. 
», palustris. Carychium minimum. 
»  truncatula. Pisidium amnicun. 
Succinea putris. >  puszllum. 
2 elegans. af) nitidum. 
Hyalinia nitidula. 3 milium. 
Zonites fulvus. 5, obtusale. 
Helix nemoralis. Bythinia tentaculata. 
», Arspida, var. concinna. Valvata cristata. 
> =pygmead. Planorbis spirorbis. 
>, pulchella. 33 contortus. 
Vertigo antivertigo. Pe glaber. 
>» pygnea. - marginatus. 
Plants.—The material also contained plant remains, but was difficult 
to wash and sift. Some small seeds were, however, picked out by 
Mr. Stainforth, and were submitted to Mr. Clement Reid, F.R.S., for 
determination, who recognised the following :— 
SEEDS or PLANTs. 
Ranunculus scleratus. Ruwnex. 
6 Vepens. Sparganium erectum ? 
Viola sp. Carex. 
Gnanthe aquatica, Poir. Alisa plantago. 
With regard to the above list Mr. Reid remarks: ‘‘ If these were 
all that were found at Bielsbeck, they are an exceptionally poor set, 
which shows nothing as to climatic conditions.” ‘There are only one 
or two seeds of meadow plants among them, and no dry-soil plants.” 
Insects.—Besides the above the deposit contains the remains of 
beetles, but much of the material has not yet been specifically 
determined. The following may be mentioned :— 
CoLEOPTERA. 
Donacia (sp. ?) (an almost complete specimen). 
Hister (sp. ?) (elytron). 
