(SOCIETY PAPER, No. 434.) 



FOSSILS FROM SPRINGVALE NEAR COUVA. 

 TRINIDAD. 



SECOND REPORT— IN CONTINUATION OF SOCIETY 

 PAPER, No. 440. 



By R. J. Lech mere Guppy, 

 Honorary Consulting Geologist to The Society. 



Read before The Society, ijth January, igu. 



I have already made a first Report on the Springvale Fossils 

 which has appeared in the Proceedings of The Society for 

 November 19 10, page 447. L'nder the Auspices of the Agri 

 cultural Society I visited the Springvale quarry on the 16th 

 November, in company with Dr. Fredholm and others. The 

 Road Officer, Mr. Todd, who is in charge of the quarry, gave 

 us every assistance. This enabled me to glean some further 

 information. The deposit is one of remarkable richness in 

 fossil shells and the variety cf species found in the one place 

 is quite astonishing. The shells are generally well-preserved, 

 but their fragilty is such that many beautiful specimens go 

 to pieces on handling or in transport. I found that the 



