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7. Fossil Remains from Algoa Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope, 
from Mr. Baynes.—They consist of several skulls and some bones of 
the extremities of several species of reptiles, of the most extraordinary 
character. Some appear to be closely allied to, if not identical, with the 
Rhynbrosaurus, (Medals of the Creation, Vol. Il, p. '759,) but others 
belong to a creature, which appears to connect the Chelonians with the 
Saurians. It has two teeth or tusks; one on each side the upper jaw, 
while the rest of thé jaw seems to have had only an investment of horn 
like the true Chelonians. Mr. Owen gave a lecture upon these bones, 
which the writer of this notice did not hear, but he had opportunity to 
take a hasty glance at the bones. Mr. Baynes himself detected the 
true nature of the fossils, and described them in the Cape of Good 
_ Hope Journal as reptiles with two teeth, and proposed the name of 
Binodon, which Mr. Owen has changed.—(Letter from London.) 
8. Fossil Footmarks and Rain-drops.—Extract of a Letter from 
James Deane, M. D., dated Greenfield, June 18, 1845. 
To the Senior Editor: My Dear Sir :—My recent explorations for 
Ichnolites have been successful, and I am confident from the deep in- 
terest you have ever manifested in these fossils that a brief description 
of the results will be acceptable. My search was limited to Turner’s 
Falls, a locality remarkable for the beautiful preservation of the impres- 
sions. When the excavations through the rock were completed to the 
depth of six feet, the workmen came to three or four thin layers of 
smooth, bright sandstone, impressed with a great profusion of footmarks 
of birds and quadrupeds, and impressions of falling rain. The strata 
lying in contact, the inferior faces were consequently diversified with 
reliefs. The aggregate of impressions is over one hundred, belong- 
ing to four or fiye described and as many undescribed species. The 
largest footstep is six inches in length with a stride of twenty eight 
inches; the smallest is two inches in length with a step of six inches. 
There are also impressions of two species of quadrupeds, a row of 
twelve and another of six pairs of footsteps. The singular species 
which I describe at page 80, is represented; but I looked in vain for 
the palmated feet of its posterior extremities. 
The impressions upon these fine slabs are beautiful, fully equal to 
any I have ever seen—the joints, nails, &c., being retained with won- 
derful fidelity. Upon one of ‘the slabs are two water marks, i. e. 
parallel lines, indicating levels at which the overflowing waters were 
stationary for a period. Above these lines the slab is spotted with 
rain-drops, but below them there are none, the face of the slab being 
abraded to the depth of half an inch. Footmarks of large birds occur 
below the first level, but none below the second, which appears to be 
