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Turbonilla lyrrecostata, T. pagoda, Eulima danas, Cerithiopsis 

 johnstonii, Turritella tasmanica, T. sturtii, T. warburtonii, 

 Yermetus conohelix, Tenagodus occlusus, Rissoa stevensiana, 

 Rissoina varicifera, R. tateana, R. johnstonii, Turbo 

 etheridgei, Imperator imperialis, Trochus josephi, Thalotia 

 alternata, Gibbula crassigranosa, G. clarkei, G. asquisulcata, 

 Astralium flindersii, A. ornatissimum, Margarita Keckwickii, 

 Zizyphinus blaxlandi, Delphinula tetragonostoma, L. tas- 

 manica, L. discoidea, L. lamellosa, Solarium gibbuloides, 

 Fissurella concatenata, Emarginula transenna, Crepidula 

 laevis, Trochita turbinata, Cylichna aracliis, Humphreya 

 aracbis, Dentalina kicksii, D. lacteum, Terebratulina 

 davidsoni, Waldemia gerybekliana, W. macropora, W. 

 gambierensis, Terebratella compta, Rhynconella lucida, 

 Ostrea sp., Lima bassi, L. sp., Plicatula, Spondylus gadero- 

 poides (?), Cucullea corioensis, D. cainozoica, Area sp., 

 Pectunculus laticostatus, Limopsis belcheri, L. aurita, 

 Nucula tumida Leda crebricostata, Chama lamellifera, Yenus 

 allporti, V. propinqua, V. cainozoica, Cardita gracilicostata, 

 Cardium sp., Crassatella oblonga, C. apbrodina, Tellina 

 cainozoica, Solecurtus legrandi, Lyonsia agnewi, Myodon, 

 Trigonia acuticostata, T. semiundulata, Vulsella sp. Balanus, 

 Micrasterbrevistella, Lovenia forbesi, Leiocidaris, Heliastrea 



, Thamnastrea sera, Balanophyllia australiensis, 



Dendrophyllia epithecata, Trochoseris woodsi, Conotroclius 

 maccoyi, Sphenotrochus excisus, S. deltoideus, Montlivaltia 

 discus, Placotrochus elongatus, Conocyatlius viola, Den- 

 drophyllia duncani, Flabellum duncani, F. victorias, F. 

 gambierensis, Cellepora gambierensis, C. spongiosa, C. 

 nummularia, C. hemispberica, Spiroporina typica, Retepora 

 sp. 



Tertiary Plant Beds. — In Mr. Chas. Gould's report of the 

 exploration of Macquarie Harbour, be gives the folio wing- 

 account of a tertiary formation existing there. He says 

 that on the north side of Macquarie Harbour and for some 

 miles up the Gordon River there are cliffs, at many points, 

 70 or 80 feet in height, consisting of coarse sand, rock and 

 shales, largely impressed with leaves of existing plants, and 

 containing occasional thin seams of lignite, which have 

 caused reports of coal there. Raised beaches (?) of loose quartz- 

 pebbles surmount them, and form elevated pleateaux of 

 marsh land on the southern as well as on the northern side 

 of the harbour. I am not aware of any further attempts to 

 explore these tertiary beds. Mr. Gould is right in supposing 



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