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1877. Scudder, Sam'l H. Post-Pliocene fossils near Sankoty Head, Nan- 

 tucket. (Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Proc, vol. 18, pp. 182-185.) Gives 

 resume 1 of two preceding papers. 



1889. *Shaltr, N. 8. The geology of Nantucket. (U. S. Geol. Surv., Bull. 

 53.) Complete discussion with resume of previous papers. 



1895. Hollick, Arthur. Geological notes. Long island and Nantucket. 

 (N. Y. Acad. Sci., Trans., vol. 15, pp. 6-10.) Present condition 

 of cliff very unsatisfactory for collecting fossils, seventeen spe- 

 cies collected. Two species are new. Panopea sp. and Meso- 

 desma jauresi. Also a specimen of silicified palm wood. 



1895. *3Ierrill, Frederick J. H. Post-Pliocene deposits of Sankoty Head. 

 (N. Y. Acad. Sci., Trans., vol.15, pp. 10-16.) Gives section and 

 lists of species found, adding to Verrill's list, and extending 

 vertical range of species. 



B. Drift fossils. 



1854. Stimpson, William. A list of fossils found in the post- Pliocene 

 deposits in Chelsea, Mass. (Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Proc, vol. 4, 

 pp. 9-10.) List of species from Great Head, Winthrop. 



1868. *Shaler, X. S. Notes on the position and character of some gla- 



cial beds containing fossils at Gloucester, Mass. (Bost. Soc. 

 Nat. Hist., Proc, vol. 11, pp. 27-30.) Gives list of species found 

 in section of glacial clays at Gloucester. 



1869. Niles, W. H. Recent shells at great depth below fort Warren. 



(Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Proc, vol. 12, pp. 244-364.) Recent find- 

 ing of shells of Lnnatia heros, Venus mercenaria and Cardita 

 borealis one hundred feet below surface at fort Warren. 



1888. Dodge, W. IT. Some localities of post-Tertiary and Tertiary 



fossils in Massachusetts. (Am. Journ. Sci., 3d ser., vol. 36, 

 pp. 56-57.) Found several fossils in section at Winthrop Great 

 Head. 



1889. *lphinn, Warren. Marine shells and fragments of shells in the till 



near Boston. (Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Proc, vol. 24, pp. 127-141, 

 and Am. Journ. Sci., vol. 37, pp. 359-372.) Gives list of twenty- 

 one species and detailed discussion of origin. 



1893. Crosby, W. 0. Geology of the Boston Basin, vol. 1, pt. 1. (Bost. 



Soc. Nat. Hist., Occ Papers, vol. 4.) Eleven species of fossils 

 collected from Telegraph hill, Point Allerton, Great hill and 

 Strawberry hill, Nantasket. 



1894. Dodije, E. E. Additional species of Pleistocene fossils from 



Winthrop, Mass. (Am. Journ. Sci., 3d ser., vol. 47, pp. 100-104.) 

 Makes addition of a few species to list from Winthrop Head. 

 1894. Upham, Warren. Marine shell fragments in drumlins near Bos- 

 ton, Mass. (Am. Journ. Sci., 3d ser., vol. 47, pp. 238-239.) 

 Remarks on papers by Dodge and Crosby and gives additional 

 notus. 



