﻿MONOGRAPH 



OF A 



FOSSIL DINO SAUE 



(OMO&'AUMUS ARMATUS, Owen) 



OF THE 



KIMMEEIDGE CLAY. 



§ 1. Introduction. — Having been favoured by James K. Shopland, Esq., Resident 

 Director of the Swindon Brick and Tile Company, to whom the British Museum is indebted 

 for the fossils of Botliriospondylus suffosus, described in a previous Monograph, 1 with a note 2 

 announcing further discovery of larger bones in their Kimmeridge Clay works, followed 

 by a liberal offer on the part of the Company 3 of such of these fossils as might be found 

 worthy of being added to the Geological Collection, Mr. William Davies, of that 

 Department, was instructed to inspect the diggings, and, on his ' Report ' of the 

 appearances, was authorised to take the requisite steps to remove and transmit to the 



1 Pal. Monog., 'Mesozoic Reptilia,' " Bothriospondylus," &c, 4to, 1875, p. 15. 



2 " Swindon Brick and Tile Company, 



" Swindon, Wilts ; 23rd May, 1874. 



"Dear Sir, 



"I last year had the pleasure of sending you some Saurian Remains discovered^ in 

 this Company's Kimmeridge Clay Pits, and I beg to inform you that we have just laid open other remains 

 considered to be unusually large and fine, which are left in situ, carefully covered over. 



" As exposure to light and air will, I fear, cause the remains to split and crumble, I should suggest 

 your coming or sending some one to inspect them at once ; the clay adjoining I will leave unworked until 

 Wednesday next. 



" I am, &c, 

 * " James K. Shopland. 



" Professor Owen, British Museum." 

 To this 'Note' were added a few lines from E. C. Davey, Esq., F.G.S., of Wantage, Berks/con- 

 firmatory of the discovery. 



3 It is due to their enlightened liberality and prompt co-operation in applying to the advance of science 

 whatever, in the course of the works, might aid therein, to subjoin the names of the Directors of the 

 Company:— J. C. Townsend, Esq., Thomas K. Shopland, Esq., Henry Kinneir, Esq., Richard 

 Rowley, Esq. 



