±6Q The Geological Survey of India. [Oct., 



The first series was printed in 1861, and treated of the Fossil 

 Cephalopoda of the Cretaceous rocks of South India, containing the 

 Belemnitidse and Xautilidft. by H. F. Blanford ; the Ammonitidse. 

 by Dr. F. Stoliczka, formed matter for the third, series. 



The Cephalopoda were found to include 116 species, of which 

 nearly one hundred were Ammonites, three only Belemnites, whilst 

 of Nautilus there were 22 species, &c. Thirty-seven of these 

 species were found identical with species known in Europe and 

 other countries. Ninety- six quarto plates are devoted to the illus- 

 tration of these fossils. 



The Gasteropoda of the Cretaceous rocks form the subject of the 

 fifth series : they are illustrated with sixteen plates, and are de- 

 scribed by Dr. Ferdinand Stoliczka. 



Two hundred and thirty-seven species of Gasteropoda are de- 

 scribed. Among them, four species of Helieidm are deserving of 

 special attention from the rarity of land-shells in these Cretaceous 

 rocks, and particularly as they are said to belong to types still found 

 living in the same or neighbouring districts. 



Dr. Stoliczka considers that the South Indian Cretaceous deposits 

 only represent the Upper Cretaceous strata, beginning with the 

 Cenomanien. The larger number of representative species were 

 found to agree with the Turonien. The original notion of repre- 

 sentatives of Neoeomian beds existing in South India loses support 

 from the more complete examination and comparison of the species. 



The second series of the *' Palaeontologia Indica' is devoted to 

 the Fossil Flora of the Kajmahal series (Jurassic), six fasciculi of 

 which have been published. The descriptions are by Dr. Oldham 

 and Professor Morris. The Eajinahal beds occur near Madras, in 

 Bengal, and Kuteh. At Madras the beds contain no carbonaceous 

 matter, which in their equivalents in other parts of India occurs so 

 largely as to form coal-seams. The plant-remains occur chiefly 

 in a white shale. They include Polseozamia, Bictyopteris. Tteni- 

 opteris. Pterophyllum. Peeojyteris. Stangerites, Poacites. ore. 



The fourth series on the Vertebrate Fossils of the Panchet rocks 

 is by Professor Huxley, and is illustrated with six plates. These 

 remains consist of numerous fragmentary and sometimes rolled 

 bones, the majority being vertebras, with a few teeth, portions of 

 crania, &c. They were discovered in a stratum of conglomerate 

 sandstone exposed by the Daniuda river near Deoli, fifteen miles 

 west of Eanigunj, and they are of great interest as being the first 

 remains of vertebrata discovered in the great group of rocks associ- 

 ated with the coal-bearing formations of Bengal. They proved to 

 belong to a peculiar group of fossil reptiles {Bicynodontia) hitherto 

 only known from South Africa. The strong analogy which these 

 South African rocks offer to some of the Indian rocks had been 

 insisted on by Dr. Oldham, before this discovery, on the strength of 



