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B 2 Mostly covered slope, with occasional exposures 

 of shaly limestone [New Scotland.] These 

 shales are very fossiliferous, and many species 

 may be obtained in some of the small gullies, 

 where the following were collected 



1 Spirifer macropleura (Conrad) Castelnau a 1 



2 S. perlamellQSus {Hall) c 



3 S. cyclopterus Hall a 



4 Eatonia uiedialis (Vanuxem) Hall c 



5 Leptaena rhomboidalis (Wilckens) H. & C. c 



6 Stropheodonta becki Hall rr 



7 Stropbonella punctulifera (Con.) Hall r 



8 S. cavumbona (Hall) H. & C. rr 



9 Meristella laevis (Van.) Whitfield a 



10 Treinatospira globosa Hall r 



11 T. multistriata Hall rr 



12 Dalmanella planoconvexa (Hall) II . & C. a 



13 D. subcarinata (Hall) H. & C. c 



14 D. perelegans (Hall) H. & C. rr 



15 Rhipidomella oblata (Hall) H. & C. r 



16 Atrypa reticularis (Lin.) Dal. rr 



17 Uncinulus vellicatus (Hall) H. d C. rr 



18 Stenoscbisuia forinosum Hall rr 



19 Lingula centrilineata Hall rr 



20 Platyceras ventricosum Con. rr 



21 Streptelasma strlctum Hall rr 



B 1 Massive ledges of Coeymans limestone. Prob- 

 ably the lower part of this zone is transitional 

 to the Manlius limestone below ; but the latter 

 is not shown at this place 



20 Altamont section 



Prosser 



Tbe section is given in descending order 



Oriskcmy. At the top of the second terrace, about 

 If miles southwest of High Point, on the farm of 

 Hiram Olickman, is a ledge of massive rock fre- 

 quently exposed about the edge of the hill, com- 

 posed of the Becrafl limestone and Oriskany sand- 

 si one. The northern end of the hill was partly 

 covered. The Oriskany sandstone is rather dark 

 gray, weathering to a brownish color, quite cal- 

 careous, and contains many specimens of fossils. 

 The thickness varies from 1| to 2 feet 2 -730 



The following fossils were found in it: 



1 Uensselaeria ovoides (Eaton) Hall c 



2 Spirifer murchisoni Cast, c 



:i S, arenosus (Con.) Hall c 



Feet Total 



1)5-160 



05-05 



1 a— abundant, c=common, r 



rare, rr=very rare. 



