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is not quite as ev^ident.' A little later he adds : ' Although the 

 g-uard does not exhibit any definite injury, such as is usually 

 seen in deformed specimens, there appears to be every reason to 

 believe that the fossil is simply an abnormal form of Actinoca7nax 

 graniilatus .... Whatever produced the abnormality of the 

 fossil affected it from quite an early stage in its existence.' The 

 idea that the fossil is simply a hump-backed Cuttlefish of a 

 known species seems far more reasonable than that it represents 

 a new genus or new species. 



EARLY EARTHENWARE. 

 Recently several interesting 'finds,' including examples of 

 British and Anglo-Saxon earthenware, have been made in the 

 vicinity of Grantham. One of the best of these is the vessel 

 figured herewith, which was found at Denton, near Grantham, 

 whilst excavating for ironstone. As will be seen from the 



illustration, the vessel is covered with minute incisions made in 

 the clay whilst soft, and is provided with a handle — a rare 

 feature. It is of British date and is six inches high, and 

 its outside diameter is 4^ inches. Somewhat similar vessels 

 have been found in Bronze-Age barrows on the Yorkshire 

 Wolds. We are indebted to the Editor of that excellent paper 

 the ' Connoisseur' for the loan of the block. 



1904 May I. 



