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The Naturalist. 



piliferum, Hypnum chrysophyllum, and Antitrichia curtipendula being 

 amongst them. Four common species of Hepaticse were collected. Eight 

 species of lichens were gathered, none of them being rare. Sixteen 4' 

 species of fungi were seen, including Spheeria sperinoides, Hysteriui 

 pulicare, Peziza stercorea, and Puccinia adoxse. A number of algte wf 

 collected, Gomphonema olivaceum, Cymbella gastroides, Mouge 

 genuflexa, Closterium lunula, Fragilaria virescens, Meridion circuL 

 Synedra splendens, and Pinnularia viridis being amongst them. For 

 geological section Mr. T. W. Bell reported. This section was divided 

 into three parties. Those who arrived at Skipton by the earlier trains 

 proceeded direct to Thorpe ; of the later arrivals some went to examine 

 the limestone strata at Cracoe ; while others decided to sjk the Skipton. 

 Rock at Skipton and Draughton. The boss of limestonJ^nown as the 

 " Skipton Rock," is a portion of an extensive system of anticlinals 

 developed in the mountain limestone of the Craven district, and forms a 

 low range of hills extending from Skipton to Bolton Abbey. The mem- 

 bers who went over this district report that at Skipton and Draughton 

 large portions of this anticlinal are exposed in section, and show the 

 strata dipping at various angles, and in some places contorted in a most 

 remarkable manner. On the north side of the Skipton Rock, and 

 presenting a bold escarpment towards it, rises a hill known as ^'Embsay 

 Crag." This crag is capped by the lower portion of the millstone grit, 

 and the valley between it and the "Rock " is occupied by rocks of the 

 Yoredale series. Sections of these rocks were seen on the Cracoe-road, in 

 the beds of numerous small streams that traverse the district. At Cracoe 

 and Thorpe, the main mass of the upper mountain limestone is again met 

 with, its position at these places probably being due to a large fault which 

 extends from Malham Tarn towards Grassington. The limestone at 

 Thorpe is exceedingly fossiliferous, and some good specimens have been 

 obtained. Mr. J. W. Davis here secured a fine specimen of Spirifera, 

 having the outer portion broken away and showing the internal spiral 

 arrangement beautifully preserved. At Cracoe tlie strata exposed at the 

 base of the quarries do not seem to contain many fossils, but in the 

 higher beds they are fairly numerous. The party visiting this district 

 found some very good fossil specimens, also several concretionary nodules 

 filled with fine pyramidal crystals of calc spar. In the short time at the 

 disposal of the sectional meeting it was impossible to determine all the 

 species with accuracy, but the following list will give an indication of 

 what was collected ; — Cephalopoda : Nautilus, Goniatites, and Orthoceras ; 

 Gasteropoda : Pleurotomaria, Euomphalus, Belerophon, Buccineum (?) ; 



Brachiopoda : Terebratula hastata, Spirifera glabra, S. sp. (?) 



Productus gigantea, P. striata, P. semireticularis, P. sp. (?), Orthis 



resupinata, Rhynchonella, sp. (?) Of Conchifera several specimens were 

 found, but none sufiiciently perfect for identification. Portions of 

 encrinites were abundant, and several fossil corals were collected. A vote 

 of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting. — Wm. Eagle Clakkb. 



