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lower members of the Forfarshire Old Red Sandstone, the author 
now gave a general sketch of the relations of the several beds, and 
then descriptions of the species of Crustacea and Fish occurring in 
them. The latter belong to five genera, two of which (Ischnacanthus 
and Euthacanthus) are new. After discussing the nature of Parka 
decipiens, and shortly noticing the genera of Crustacea that occur in 
the same rocks, Mr. Powrie concluded his paper with a short synopsis 
of the distribution of the members of the Old Red Sandstone in For- 
farshire, and a discussion respecting the subdivision of that formation, 
in which he stated that Pterygotus, Parka decipiens, and Cephalaspis, 
are always associated in the same beds, and extend through all the 
fossiliferous rocks of Forfarshire, instead of the latter characterizing 
a higher horizon than the others. 
2. ‘On the Reptiliferous Rocks and Foot-print Strata of the North- 
east of Scotland. By Prof. R. Harkness, F.R.S.L. & E., F.G.S. 
The author showed that the foot-print sandstones of Ross-shire 
constitute the upper portion of the Old Red Sandstone formation, 
and that the strata embraced in a line of section from the Nigg to 
Cambus Shandwick, from above the gneiss to the foot-print sand- 
stones of Tarbet-ness inclusive, are conformable throughout, and are 
referable to each of the three divisions of the Old Red Sandstone, 
namely, the conglomerates and yellow sandstones (of a thickness of 
1,500 feet) belonging to the Lower Old Red Sandstone ; the grey 
flagey sandstones and shales of Geanies—the equivalent of the 
Caithness flags—containing Osteolepis, Coccosteus, and Acanthodes, 
and thus referable to the Middle Old Red; thirdly, conformable 
strata, consisting of conglomerates, and print-bearing and other sand- 
stones, appertaining to the higher members of the system. ‘The 
print-bearing sandstones have a thickness of 400 feet, and represent 
the reptiliferous sandstones of the Elgin area, though not overlain 
by Cornstones as in that district. 
The author, in conclusion, remarked that though Stagonolepis is 
decidedly Teleosaurian in its affinities, it does not consequently 
mark a Mesozoic group of rocks; for Mastodontosauria, which 
abound in the Trias, occur in the Coal-measures; and stratigraphical 
evidence now shows us that Teleosaurian crocodiles have a wider gec- 
logical range, since they are met with in the Old Red Sandstone. 
3. ‘On some Bone- and Cave-deposits of the Reindeer-period in 
the South of France.’ By John Evans, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S. 
The deposits to which the author particularly called attention in 
this paper are those which have been, and are still being, explored 
under the direction of MM. Lartet and Christy, and which were 
visited by him under the guidance of the latter gentleman, and 
accompanied by Mr. Hamilton, Prof. Rupert Jones, Captain Galton, 
Mr. Lubbock, and Mr. Franks. 
Mr. Evans first gave a detailed description of the physical features 
of the valley of the Vézére, and of the contents of the caverns of 
Badegoule, Le Moustier, La Madelaine, Laugerie-Haute, Laugerie- 
Basse, the Gorge d’Enfer, and Les Eyzies, giving a list of the animal 
remains discovered, which are for the most part of the same species 
from all the caverns. 
