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152 Scientific Intelligence. 
5, China; by Ferprsanp Fretuerrn von Ricurnoren. Vol. 
IV. Berlin, 1883.—The fourth volume of Baron von 
fen’s great work on China has just appeared, and is published in 
the same luxurious style with its predecessors. ormns 
paleontological part of the work and consists of descriptions and 
iscassivns of the fossils obtained from different parts of China, 
“i ces inen roi various authors: 1, Cambrian trilobites, by Wil- 
helm Dam Cambrian Siac ionaa. by Emanuel prntleg- 
3, sine il Crpes Silurian fossils, by the same anthor; 4, 
r Silurian corals, by Lir idstrom; 5, Deveiien oats of 
80 satieweaton China, by EK. Kayser; 6, Devonian and Carbonifer- 
ous fossils of Tshau-tién, by E. Kayser ; 7, Carboniferous Fora- 
Carboniferous fauna of Lo-ping, by E. Kayser; 9, Carboniferous 
pag aete J ee plants, 11, Tertiary plants of Southern China, 
Il by 
These memoirs are illustrated by 54 bsbierogty plate 
In looking through this volume no one will fail to be i man essed 
with the remarkable resemblance and to a lar ge degree identity 
of the fossils brought by Richthofen from China with those which 
are most characteristic of the formations holding the same relative 
a ? 
alman ; Angelin, Davidson, Brongniart, Géppert, Heer 
and Shee For exa ample: in twelve species of Productus, sagpret 
ated as occurring in the Chinese Carboniferous rocks, only one is 
Heduriba by Kayser as distinctly new. The Ca sonikstols. ut 
neuili Murch. (8. disjunctus Day. i one overgrown Aulop 
tubeformis Goldf., another ear trying Crania obsoleta, Spircrbis 
akon la and Cornulites. epithonia, all described by Goldtuss 
m European re the eight Orthides two only are 
exclusive ly Chin Among the Carboniferous brachiopods 
arly all are dential with ours, the first plate nee represents 
dibs ing composed of Retzia compressa Meek, Athyris globu- 
laris Phill., Spiniger lineatus and 8. glaber Martin. 
On the next plate are represented Streptorynchus erenistria, 
world-wide in its distribution, our Meekella striato-costata Cox 
ap elnamene: hastata Sowb. On the next with Orthis Pecostt 
are several figures of Syntrielasma hemiplicata Hall 
sic, he hei tasted ” Hall, Seacemaes’ s Salt Lake Report), 
ur peculiar fossil. 
ar Pomel review of the Deyonian fauna is given by Kayser — 
