FOSSILS FEOM PEEIM ISLAND. 



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XXIII. DESCEIPTION OF SOME FOSSIL EEMAINS 

 OF DINOTHERIUM, GIRAFFE, AND OTHER 

 MAMMALIA, FROM PERIM ISLAND, GULF 

 OF CAMBAY, WESTERN COAST OF INDIA.^ 



{^Chiefly from the Collection pTesented by Captain Fulljames, of the 

 Bombay Engineers, to the Museum of the Geological Society.) 



BY H. FALCONEE, M.D. 



During the late meeting of tlie British Association, at Cam- 

 bridge, I made a communication^ to the Geological section 

 on some new additions to the Fossil Famia of India, from 

 Perim Island, in the Gulf of Cambay. Among these were 

 mentioned a species of Dinotherium and of Giraffe, and a new 

 Ruminant genus of a size nearly equalling the Sivatherium, 

 found associated with remains of Mastodon, Elephant, Rhino- 

 ceros, Hippopotamus, and several species of Ruminants. 

 The occurrence of Dinotherium in the extinct fauna of India 

 is a point of such interest that no delay ought to take place 

 in laying before palaeontologists the evidence upon which 



' Note by the President. — The follow- 

 ing letter with reference to the sub- 

 ject of this Memoir has been received 

 from Dr. Falconer : — 



To the President 

 Society. 



of the Geological 



Sib, — Having had occasion to examine 

 the Indian fossils in the Museum of the 

 Geological Society with reference to the 

 work on which I am at present engaged 

 on the extinct Fauna of Northern India, 

 and having found in the collection of 

 fossil bones from Perim Island, presented 

 to the Society in 1840 by Captain Full- 

 james, several remains of the highest in- 

 terest which have not yet been described, 

 I have in compliance with your desire 

 made a brief description of them, which I 



khave now the satisfaction of forwarding. 

 I have the honour to be, Sir, 

 Your most obedient Servant, 

 H. Falconeb. 

 London : July 1845. 



The collection of fossil bones presented 

 to the Geological Society by Captain 

 Fulljames not having been accompanied 

 by any memoir, and no description of it 

 having yet been given in the publications 

 of the Society, the President and Coun- 

 cil have not hesitated to deviate from 

 their usual course with regard to the 

 publication of memoirs, and have directed 

 the insertion of Dr. Falconer's communi- 

 cation in the present number of the Jour- 

 nal of the Society. 



[This memoir was communicated to the 

 Geological Society of London in J\ily 

 1 845, and is reprinted from the Journal 

 of the Society. In addition to the fossils 

 herein described the reader is referred 

 to the figures and descriptions in the 

 ' Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis' of Mastodon 

 Perimensis (Plates xxxviii., xxxix., and 

 xl.), Rhinoceros Perimensis (Plates Ixxv. 

 and Ixxvi.). — Ed.] 



^ This communication was read on Tues- 

 day, 24th June, 1845. 



