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has been obtained that the Permian is represented. 
Since the discovery of the Permian in the west asa direct continua- 
tion of the Carboniferous beds, and as the closing part properly of the 
Carboniferous system, it has become more apparent, we think, that the 
Much is to be learned respecting the tracks of living ani- 
nals, and the variations for running, walking and standing, before the 
“ubject will be exhausted. 
The Ichnological Cabinet at Amherst contains a magnificent display 
jrccimens, and if Professor Hiteh than 
a = cabinet, he would have made his mark on the science of geol- 
, 40 pronouncing the display magni 
rabinet Is by no se fairly se ina sketch on one of the pl 
he hall is 100 feet long and 30 wide; and it 1s filled from one end to 
len eg with slabs of various sizes, some eight feet and 
d 
ed ba an | ! 
little Jess than half the length of the hind feet; they show that the ani- 
