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specimens were collected by officers of the Geological Survey and were 

 described in the Palseontologia Indica, yet the paper is by an author 

 unconnected with the Survey. 



In a later paper on Hyperodapedon* Professor Huxley also refers to 

 the same genus in India where it occurs in beds together with the before 

 mentioned Ceratodus ; in a further paper on the classification of the 

 Dinosauria, with observations on the Dinosauria of the Trias, f he also 

 discusses (p. 48), the Indian Dinosauria, and in a still more recent paper 

 on Stagonolepis Bolertsoni and on the evolution of Crocodilia% he men- 

 tions the Indian Parasuchus stating that it is very close to Belodon. 



In Professor Schimper's " Traite de Paleont. vegetale," 1869-1874, 

 most of the fossil plants, known up to that date from the Gondwana system, 

 are also quoted, but those of the Rajmahal and Damuda series are wrongly 

 classed as being of the same (oolitic) age. 



Sir Philip Egerton and Professor Miall, have recently (1878) examined, 

 the former the ganoid fishes from the Deccan and the latter the Ceratodus 

 teeth from Maledi and the results are published in the Palseontologia Indica, 

 Ser. IV, 2, 1878. 



These are about the most important papers wherein plants or animals 

 of the Gondwana system have been referred to or described by authors who 

 were not connected with the Geological Survey. 



Quite recently we have a paper by Dr. W. Saise on " the Kurhurbali 

 coalfield." 



Those who have contributed to the collections of the Survey, are not 

 numerous. The first is the late Rev. Mr. Hislop, who contributed fossil 

 fish and plants ; and I have especially to mention the contributions in 

 recent times of Mr. J. I. Whitty, C. E., late Superintendent, Kurhurbali 

 (Karharbari) collieries, Giridhi, Mr. W. G. Olpherts, C. E., the present 

 manager, and Mr. N. Miller, inspector of the collieries at the same 

 place. 



If only some of the other managers and inspectors of collieries in 

 India or others who have an opportunity of doing so, would pay a little 

 attention to the fossil remains contained in the rocks accompanying the 

 coal-seams, many an interesting specimen might be procured. But as the 

 matter now stands the greatest portion of the collection of fossils from 

 this system has been brought together by the officers of the Survey, 

 to whom also the knowledge of the numerous deposits of this system is 

 solely due. 



* Qu. J. G. Soc. London, Vol. XXV, p. 138, &c. 



i Qu. J. G. Soc. London, Vol. XXVI, pp. 32, et seq. 1870. 



% Ibid. Vol. XXXI, p. 423, &c. 



