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fossiliferous strata; almost unique as regards high Southern 
la nor. 
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Address, Phil. Inst., Canterbury, 1884 :—“ From what is known 
-of the geology of the Antarctie Islands, it appears that all are 
voleanie, except South Georgia, which is part of an old slate- 
mountain range.” Nevertheless, Papin Hutton has over- 
looked the observations o yi er, which indicate the 
remarks in his “Contributions to the Natural History of 
Kerguelen Island made in 1874-75,” Bull, U.S. Nat. Mus., 1876 : 
“The main rocks are basalt and dolerite. The streams had 
ut their way deeply in places, exposing extensive surfaces of 
rock, but diligent. search failed to disclose any stratified or 
fossiliferous beds" in the southern part of Kerguelen Island. 
extensive deposits of coal of poor quality, and contain many 
trunks of petrified trees,” p. 34. 
Position, NATURE, AND FOSSIL-CONTENTS OF THE MARINE 
Deposit 
From Mr. Hall’s — and sketches the position of the 
fossil development occupies a depression on the west side of the 
peak known as Cat's Fars; it is squeezed in between viva 
masses at a steep slope, and attains to an elevation of 826 fee 
The stratum seems as if it had been upthrusted from js 
horizontal position xh the eruption of the volcanie mass which is 
crowned by Cat's Ears 
Natica one sp., Turritella one, Chione t Wes zc ytilus 
two, Polyzoa two gear on the casts of Chione), Balanus 
one, Spirorbis one (2.25 mm. diam., ie 35), Serpe two eme 
iculated, tubes "rv mm. diam, the other solitary, lon 
vermiculate). 
The facies of the fauna is Tertiary, and ma y belong to 
-of it, because, as regards the well-defined species of MA AR not 
-one is referable to living creation—certainly not in reference to 
