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mens in the collection, particularly those from the Rhinestreet shale 

 at Sturgeon Point, on the shore of Lake Erie. Mr. Mixer has kept 

 alive the knowledge of these localities, and has counseled all investi- 

 gators — as both of the present writers well remember^seeking to 

 collect in the region about Buffalo. It was he who guided Mr. 

 Bryant to the locality at Sturgeon Point, and thus made possible the 

 continuation of the work which he had himself so well begun. 



Here also belongs a fine series of specimens from the Hamilton of 

 Wisconsin, presented by Mr. Edgar E. Teller formerly of Milwaukee, 

 now of Buffalo. Then there are a number of specimens which were 

 presented by J. S. Newberry, most of them with labels in his own hand- 

 writing, and therefore especially valuable. There are some shark 

 teeth from the phosphate beds of Florida, presented by Ottomar 

 Reinecke; a number of fossil fish remains collected by John F. Carll 

 on the second Pennsylvania survey,, acquired by the Museum several 

 years ago; and a few interesting specimens from Devonic horizons 

 near Buffalo, collected and presented by Prof. Clifton J. Sarle. 



2. A magnificent collection of fish remains from the rocks in the 

 vicinity of Buffalo, brought together during the past four years 

 by Mr. Wilham L. Bryant. This collection more than trebled the 

 entire fossil fish collection previously in the museum, and is the 

 largest collection extant of specimens from the Devonic formations 

 of New York State. 



3. A series of fish remains collected by Mr. Bryant on a short 

 trip to the Chemung of Pennsylvania, in 1913. 



4. A small but valuable series of sharks and dinichthpds collected 

 by Mr. Bryant from the Devonic shales near Cleveland, Ohio, in 

 August, 1914. 



5. A suite of specimens collected by Mr. Bryant from the Devonic 

 rocks at Scaumenac Bay, Quebec, in 191 5. 



GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF 

 BUFFALO 



The city of Buffalo is very favorably situated with regard to forma- 

 tions containing fossil fishes. There are more than a dozen localities 

 within fifty miles of Buffalo, over half of which may be reached by 

 electric cars running out of the city. All are of Devonic age. A 

 few hours' collecting at any one of these localities, is almost certain 

 to yield some specimens. 



