60 GUIDE TO LOCALITIES. 



1893. TJhler,P.E. Observations on the Cretaceous at Gay Head. (Sci- 



ence, vol. 20, pp. 373, 374.) Reply to David White. 

 1896. *HuUick, Arthur. Martha's Vineyard Cretaceous plants. (Geol. 

 Soc. Am., Bull., vol. 7, pp. 12-14. Abstract.) Gives list of 

 prominent species, correlates plant-bearing beds with Amboy 

 clays of New Jersey. 



7. Eocene. 



1881. * Crosby, W. 0. On the occurrence of fossiliferous boulders in the 

 drift of Truro, Cape Cod. (Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Proc, vol. 20, 

 pp. 136-140.) Boulders found by Upham south of Highland 

 light contain Eocene fossils. Probably derived from Eocene 

 deposit in Boston harbor. 



8 Nkockne. 



1844. Lyell, Charles. Tertiary of Martha's Vineyard. (Am. Journ. 

 Sci., 1st ser., vol. 46, pp. 318-320.) Collected canine tooth of 

 seal, skull of walrus, vertebrae of cetacea, shark's teeth, two 

 species of Crustacea, two Tellinas, a Cytherea and three species 

 of Mya. Concludes that strata are Miocene. 



1894. *Dall, William H. Notes on the Miocene and Pliocene of Gay 



Head, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. etc. (Am. Journ. Sci., 3d ser., 

 vol. 48, pp. 296-301.) Gives a list of Miocene fossils (see textV 

 Describes Xucula shaleri and Macoma lyellii. Gives list of 

 Pliocene fossils. 



9. Post-Pliocene. 

 A. Nantucket. 



1849. Desor, E. and Cabot, Edward C. On the Tertiary and more recent 

 deposits in the island of Nantucket. (Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc, 

 vol. 5, pp. 340-342.) Section and list of fossils from Sankaty 

 Head. 



1849. Desor, E. On a deposit of drift shells in the clirTs of Sancati, Isl- 

 and of Nantucket. (Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci., Proc, vol. 1, pp. 100- 

 101.) List of species with discussion of beds. 



1851. Desor, E. Drift fossils from Nantucket. (Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 Proc, vol. 3, pp. 79-80.) General account. 



1875. Scudder, Sam'l H. Note on the post-Pliocene strata of Sankoty 

 Head. (Am. Journ. Sci., 3d ser., vol. 10, pp. 365-368.) Gives 

 detailed section. 



1875. * Verrill, A. E. On the post-Pliocene fossils of Sankoty Head, Nan- 

 tucket island, etc. (Am. Journ. Sci., 3d ser., vol. 10, pp. 364- 

 375.) Discusses deposits and fossils and gives complete list, sixty 

 species in all. Gives present habitat of each specfes. Discusses 

 origin of deposit. 



