NEOCENE STRATIGRAPHY. 365 



SUMMARY. 



The salient points of this paper are : 



1. The description of the conglomerate and sandstone 

 formation underlying the Monterey series. 



2. The description of transition beds between the 

 Monterey and Merced series. 



3. Fixing the ages of the Merced and Post-Merced 

 uplifts in southern and northern California. 



4. Outlining the Quaternary history of the region 

 about San Francisco Bay. 



5. Studies in the Neocene changes in the faunal geog- 

 raphy of the California coast. 



