ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



from the Lias of Charmoutli. This specimen is now mounted in a frame, and will shortly 

 form one of the most strikinL' objects in the Room devoted to the extinct Marine Reptiles. 



A large specimen of Archeyosaurus Dechenii, from the Coal-measures of Saarbriick, in 

 Rhenish Prussia. 



A skull of Capitosaurus, and a skull of Trematosaurus, fro ii the Bunter Sandstone of 

 Bernherg, N. Germany. 



A small specimen of Ichthyosaurus communis, in very perfect condition, from the Lias of 

 Lyme Regis. 



A series of dermal bones of Scelidosaurus, also from the Lias of Lyme Regis. 



Remains of Pterodactyles, from tlie Upper Greensand of Charmouih. 



Twenty-three specimens of Fi-^hes, from the Lias of Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire ; among 

 them are some new and undescribed species. 



Thirteen specimens of Fish-remains, from the Chalk of Kent and Sussex, comprising a 

 fine group of palatal teeth vf Ptychodus decurrens, and a lower jaw of Pachyrhizodus basalis. 



A collection of Cretaceous Fossils, from Bogota, 



A small collecticn of American Crinoids, from Burlington, Iowa. 



A series of Trilobites, from the Arenig rocks, St. David's, Pembrokeshij-e, including 

 several figured specimens. 



A collection of more than 200 selected specimens of Upper Silurian Fossils, from Wisby, 

 Island of Gotland, Sweden, obtained from Dr. G. Lindstrcim. 



Protaster lavisoma and 12 oiher Upper Silurian star-fishes, from Herefordshire. 



A tvpiciil series of Tertiary shells (identified by Dr. Homes of the Vienna Museum), 

 from "the Tertiary Basin of Vienna. The series comprises 530 species. The collection 

 of Fossil Shells has likewise been enriched by 130 speciu.ens from the Boulder Clay of 

 Belfast; upwards of 50 from the Eocene of Chislehur.-t, Kent; 25 from the Chalk and 

 Greensand of Kent and Dorset; 20 rare genera of shells, &c., from the Carboniferous lime- 

 stone of Settle, Yorkshire, and 30 from the Wenlock shale of Dudley and Malvern. 



Eight starfishes and Ecliinoderms, from the Chalk of Kent, &.c. 



Upwards of GO Crinoids from the Wenlock shale and Contston limestone. 



Twenty Plant-remains from the Coal-measures of Dudley, Airdne, and Arran. 



II. By Donation — Remains of Polacaidhus, from the Wealden, Isle of Wight. 

 Presented by Edward Backhouse, Esq. 



The figured example of Linmlus tiilohitoides, Buckland, from the Ironstone of Coal- 

 brook Dale. Presented by John Anstice, Esq. 



Saurian remains from the Kinimeridge Clay, Dorsetshire. Presented by J. C. Mansel, 

 Esq., F.G s. 



Mammalian remains from Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. Present. d by Sir 

 Daniel Cooper, Bart. 



Bones of Testudo, from the Mauritius. Presented by Colonel A. E. H. Anson. 



Casts of Vertebrae q{ Palauchenia Meiicana, Owen, from the Post-tertiary deposit of the 

 Valley of Mexico. Presented by Don Antonio del Castillo. 



A large series of Fossils (chiefly Trilohites and Linyulce.), fiom the Arenig Beds, St. 

 David's, Pembroke-hire. Presented by Henry Hicks, Esq. and J. W. Salter, Esq., f.g.s. 



Tusk of a Mammoth, from the vicinity of Spalding m Lincolnshire. Presented by 

 Joseph Cubitt, Esq , c.e. 



Mammalian remains from the Gravinir Docks, Miiwall. Pre-ented by John Fowler, 

 Esq., President of the Koyal Inslitute of Civil Engineers. 



Worhs of the Department. 



The cases in Room IL, containing the F'ossil Fislies, have been cleaned and re-arranged, 

 and additional specimens incorporated. 



The Wall-cases Nos. 1 and 2 of Room III., containing the Saurian and Batrachian 

 Reptiles, and the cases Nos. 8 and 10, containing the Diiios/iuria and Crocodilia, have 

 been rc-arranged. 



In Room V., step-shelves have been placed over some of the Wall-cases, to furnish space 

 for a selected series of remains of large Ruminant Mammalia, chiefly from the Sewalik 

 Hills, and these, as well as specimens on the tops of the other cases, have been arranged 

 and labelled. 



Considerable additions having recently been made to the Fossil Mammalia of Australia, 

 the Wall -case }so. 1, in Room VL, has been re-arranged with the view of incorporaiiug 

 these additions. In this same Room (No. VI.), a new di.-position of some of the lari^er 

 objects has b^en effected, whereby space has been obtained for the exhibition of the fine 

 and almcst unique skull of the Man.mi th (£lephas primiyemus)'^ found at liford in 

 Essex, tlie acquisition of which was reported on a tbi-mer occasion. 



All the specimens appertaining to the Vertebrate classes, obtained during the year, have 

 been catalogued ; and, with the exception of a few unimportant specimens, they are all 

 displayed in the Gallery. 



'ihe work of labeliini^ ihe objects exhibited, progresses with as much speed as possible. 



The new acquisitions to the Fos>il Plants, Radiaia and Crustacea, have been as far as 

 possible determined, mounted and arranged in the cabinets devoted to iho-e objecic.. 



'Ihe examination ot the Dnti.-h Eocene Tertiary Mollusca lius been pursued, many of 

 0,6. H them 



