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Climatic relations of the Tertiary of tlie West Coast [abstract] ; 

 by James Perrin Smith 226 



Recent additions to our knowledge of California Cenozoic echi- 

 noids [abstract] ; by W. S. W. Kew 226 



Structure of the pes in Mylodon harlani and its bearing on the 

 problem of supposed human origin of footprints occurring near 

 Carson, Nevada [abstract] ; by Chester Stock. 226 



Tertiary Nassidse of the west coast of America [abstract] ; by 

 Stanley C. Herold 227 



Astoria series (Oligocene) in the region of Mount Diablo, middle 

 California [abstract] ; by Bruce L. Clark 227 



Fauna of the Etchegoin Pliocene of middle California [abstract] ; 

 by J. O. Nomland 220 



Fauna of the Pinole tuff [abstract] ; by John C. Merriam and 

 Chester Stock 230 



Lower and Middle Cambrian faunas of the Mobave Desert [ab- 

 stract] ; by C. W. Clark 230 



Ancient Panama Straits [abstract] ; by Roy E. Dickerson 230 



Occurrence of Nothrotherium in Pleistocene cave deposits of Cali- 

 fornia [abstract] ; by Chester Stock 233 



Cretaceous and Tertiary horizons in the Marysville Buttes [ab- 

 stract] ; by Roy E. Dickerson 233 



Fauna of the Fernando formation of Los Angeles, California [ab- 

 stract] ; by Clarence L. Moody 234 



Register of members and visitors at Stanford meeting, 1916 234 



Session of Wednesday, December 27 



Tlie general session of the Society was called to order by President 

 Endolf Euedemann at 2.30 p. m., December 27, in the west Archeology 

 Mezzanine of the State Education Building. After welcoming the mem- 

 bers to the new State Museum, Doctor Euedemann spoke of the great 

 and beneficent influence that has been exerted on the science by the 

 paleontologists who have lived and worked at Albany and by others who 

 received their training there and made honored places for themselves 

 elsewhere. President Euedemann then called for the report of the 

 Council as the first matter of business. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



To the Paleontological Society in eighth annual meeting assembled: 



The first regular meeting of this yearns Council was held at Washing- 

 ton, D. C, December 30, 1916, on the adjournment of the Society. Be- 



