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Tentaculites (elongatus?) several. 



Favosites helderbergiee (?) one. 



Favosites small columns, sp: ? 



Cyathophylloid coral, sp. ? 



Orthoceras longicameratum, several. 



Bryozoans in variety, fenestella, stictopora, &c, abundant. 



Stromatocerium ? 



III. Catskill Shaly Limestone. 



Strophomena rhomboidalis, several. 

 Hemipronites radiata. 

 Spirifer perlamellosa. 



I do not find the Spirifer macropleura mentioned in 

 my memoranda, but am under the impression that I saw 

 fragments of it, and have no doubt that it can be found 

 there. 



DECEMBER 5, 1883— SIXTEENTH STATED MEETING. 



Prof. W. B. Dwight, chairman, presiding ; ten mem- 

 bers and thirty guests present. 



Dr. Stevenson presented to the museum a fine speci- 

 men of the "man-eater" or white-shark, the only speci- 

 men of this species, so far as known, to be found in this 

 country. 



The following paper was read : 



Carcharodon Car char ias — "man-eater" shark. 



BY W. G. STEVENSON, M.D. 



man- 



Carcharodon carcharias, (Jordan & G^bert) 

 eater shark ;" At wood's shark. 



[Syn. — Squalus carcharias (Linnreus) : Carcharias 

 lamia (Cuvier) : Carcharias verus (Agassiz) : Carcharo- 

 don rondeletii (Miiller & Henle) : Carcharias rondeletii 

 (Gunther) : Carcharondon capensis (Smith) : Carcha- 

 rias atiooodi (Storer) : and Carcharodon atwoodi (Gill).] 



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