Vol. 68.] THE ' peemian' eocks of hamstead. 639 



25. On the Discoteey of a Fossil-beaeing Hoeizox in the ' Peemian ' 

 EocKS of Hamstead Qtjaeeies, near Biemingham. By Waltee 

 Henet Haedakee, B.Sc.(Yicfc.), M.Sc.(B'*ham). (Communicated 

 by Prof. Chaeles Lapwoeth, LL.D., FJI.S., P.G.S. Eead 

 June 19th, 1912.) 



Contents. 



Page 

 I. Introduction 639 



(1) The Hamstead Locality. 



(2) Previous Research and Opinion. 



II. Detailed Description of the Rocks and Rock- Formations 



of the Ham stead-Quarry Series 643 



(1) The Hamstead Fossil-bearing Quarry. 



(2) Divisions, Lithology, and Sequence of the Ham- 



stead Quarry Series. 

 III. Comparison and Correlation of the Hamstead ' Permian ' 

 with the rest of the general 'Permian' Succession 

 bordering the South Staffordshire Coalfield 649 



(1) Relations of the Hamstead-Quarry Series and the 



Hamstead-CoUiery Series to the Coal-bearing 

 Strata below. 



(2) The Clent and Enville 'Permian ' Succession, and 



its three Divisions. 



(3) The 'Permian' Succession of Smethwick and 



Handsworth. 



(4) Summary. 



IV. Detailed Description of the recently-discovered Fossils of 

 the Hamstead-Quarry Series, and ^ouiparison of these 

 Fossils with similar Fo§sii^"^ewhere in Britain and 

 abroad 655 



(1) The Identifiable Species and Varieties. 



(2) The Plants. 



(3) Footprints of Amphibia or Reptilia. 



(4) Tracks of Animals other than Amphibia. 



(5) Impressions other than Tracks or Footprints. 



(6) Markings of Inorganic Origin. 



(7) Table I, showing the Local Range of the Fossils. 

 V. G-eological and Geographical Distribution of the Fossils 



of the Hamstead-Quarry Series 678 



(1) Table II, showing the Range in Britain and abroad 



of the Species and Varieties met with in the 

 Hamstead-Quarry Series. 



(2) Summary and Conclusion. 



I. Inteoduction. 



(1) The Hamstead Locality. 



INeae the village of Hamstead, 4 miles north-west of the centre 

 of the city of Birmingham, the shafts of the Hamstead Colliery 

 are sunk in the broad outcrop of Midland Bed Bocks which 

 fringe the south-eastern edge of the South Staffordshire Coalfield, 



