Canterbury and Westland. 



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nodules are of frequent occurrence, containing generally fossil shells, 

 •or cetacean remains. Gradually they alter to ferruginous sands, with 

 layers of fossiliferous sandstone having a calcareous matrix, inter- 

 stratified with them. Upon them reposes a thick bedded conglomerate, 

 apparently the highest bed in the series ; occasionally rolled pieces of 

 shells and cetacean bones are enclosed in it. 



In the list of fossils found in this formation, I have indicated those 

 which are only found in the "Westland series,, the beds of which 

 generally dip so slightly that they sometimes appear in a horizontal 

 position. 



Paeeoea Poematiof. 



The following fossils have been obtained in the beds belonging to 

 this formation : — 



Mammalia. — Cetacea : In the lower "Waipara, several vertebrae ; 

 also, portions of lower jaw. In "Westland, at Kanieri, and the 

 "Waimea, a number of bones. 



Mollusca. — Class Pteeopoda. 



Fossils. 



Authority. 



Localities. 



Dentalium Mantelli 



Zittel 



Waitaki, Waihao, Mt. Harris 





irregularis 



Hutton 



Kanieri 



»> 



lsevis 







j> 



solidum 



JJ 



Pareora, White Bock River 

 Waikari, Mount Harris 



5> 



giganteum 



Sowerby 



Waikari, Waitaki 



3J 



conicum 



Hutton 



Broken river 



Class G-asteeopoda. 



Fossils. 



Authority. 



Localities. 





Murex, sp. 



_ 



Mount Harris, Pareora 





Typhis hebetans 





Hutton 



Mount Harris 





Turbinella brevirostris 





„ 



White Rock River 





Fusus tegens 





5) 



j» jj 





,, plicatilis ... 





JJ 



Pareora 





„ dentatus ... 







Mount Harris 





„ Australis 







Waitaki 





„ dilatatus ... 





Quoy 



White Rock River 





„ Crawfordi 





Hutton 



Mount Harris 





„ colus (?)... 





Linn. 



White Rock River 





