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remain of the same kind, was found in February last, 

 and is now in the possession of Mr George Watson 

 of Whitby. The object of this paper, is to commu- 

 nicate to the Society an account of that specimen ; 

 which the faithful drawing by Mr John Bird, will 

 serve to illustrate. Plate XXII. 



The skeleton was imbedded in the alum-rock, 

 where it is washed by the tide, and covered at high- 

 water, about half a mile east from the entrance of 

 Whitby harbour, and ten yards from the face of 

 the steep cliff, which there fronts the German ocean. 

 The cliff at that place, is about sixty yards in height ; 

 which, of course, was the depth of this skeleton from 

 the surface, before that part of the cliff, which for- 

 merly covered it, was washed away. The skeleton lay 

 in the upper part of the great aluminous bed, which 

 here descends below high-water mark. Its position 

 was nearly horizontal ; the top of the cranium hav- 

 ing first made its appearance. This must have 

 been exposed for some years, as it is considerably 

 water-worn ; an accumulation of loose stones, over 

 that part of the rock, having both concealed the 

 skeleton, and contributed by their rolling to wear 

 its surface. 



The skeleton, as may be seen in the drawing, is 

 not only in a mutilated state, but dislocated and 

 rent into pieces, indicating some terrible convulsion 

 at the period when it was imbedded. The most 

 entire part is the cranium, (Fig. 1. A,) though 



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