5 CATALOG OF FOSSIL FISHES IN THE MUSEUM 



The following table of geological formations will be useful in locat- 

 ing the relative position of the fossil fish horizons referred to in the 

 catalog. 



Fig. I. Fossil Fish Localities Within 50 Miles of Buffalo 



I, Buffalo — northeastern city limits; 2, Williamsville; 3, Windom; 4, Hamburg; 

 5, North Evans; 6, Sturgeon Point; 7, Springbrook; 8, Cazenovia Creek at East 

 Aurora; g, Varysburg; 10, Alexander; 11, Leroy; 12, Lime Rock; 13, Mt. Morris. 



MID DEVONIC FORMATIONS 



Onondaga Limestone 



At the northeastern hmits of the city of Buffalo, and along the road 

 to Leroy, there are a number of limestone quarries, some of them 

 very extensively developed. These quarries are of Onondagan or 

 Mid Devonic Age. An interesting series of fossil fish remains has 

 been obtained from them, among which the following species can be 

 identified. The most remarkable form among them is that repre- 

 sented by the curious dental plates, ornamented on the outer face 



