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Though SO largely composed of limestones, few fossils are to be met 

 with in the upper beds of the Tungting series. I have collected, 

 however, a few from No. 4 in the neighbourhood of Suichang, where 

 they generally occur (though in bad preservation) in the chert nodules ; 

 in the 8i Tungting- shan I have likewise met with a few in No. 6. 

 The general complexion of the whole seems to be Devonian or Sub- 

 carboniferous ; I have met with specimens of one species, apparently a 

 Rhijnclionella, from such distant localities as Kwangsi and the Taihu. 

 Besides these I have met with the following fossils belonging to this 

 formation, those marked with an asterisk, however, having been pro- 

 cured from medicine-shops and stated to be from Yunnan in the 

 extreme S.W. of China. 



At least one species of Orthoceratite. I have not been able to pro- 

 cure a specimen of these, as they are much prized by the Chinese 

 under the name of " pagoda stones," and sold at fancy prices. 



Euomjphalus, a species closely allied to, if not identical vs^ith, E. 

 pentangulatus. 



Some internal casts, probably Cirrus. 



Aviculojpecten, probably A. duplicatus (Dana). 



Fragments of other shells not recognizable. 



Spirifer disjunctus, and four other species of the same geuus. 



String ocephalus, three species. 



Rhynchonella, as above. 



BliynchoneUa, two more species. 



liliynclionella (R. pleurodon ?). 



Terehratida hastata ? 



Atliyris ? a species. 



Orihis, two species. 



A Trilobite. 



Cyprididce. 



Cyathophylhim ? 



Heliolites ? 



Remains of Encrinites. 



As I have no means of comparison with actual specimens, the above 

 are merely put forward hypotheticallj'- ; the fossils are few in number 

 (those I have found mostly in bad preservation), but represent the 

 results of a considerable time spent in the search. 



Returning, however, to the rocks themselves, I have denominated 

 No. 5 the " Lower Coal and Iron Shales." Containing, as they do 

 in Kiangsu, enormous deposits of the metal, and being favourably 

 situated for working, they bid fair to become of considerable economic 

 importance so soon as the absurd prejudices of the Chinese Govern- 

 ment permit of their being worked. I quote the following from a 

 Report on the Nanking district, made by request of Mr. llarkham. 

 Her Majesty's Consul at Chinkiang, who has made energetic efforts 

 to induce the provincial authorities to allow the mineral wealth of 

 this district to be opened up. 



" At Lungtan-chen, within the district, this series associated with 

 Nos. 3 and 6 occurs ; the dip here is towards the S.E., at an angle 



