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l)r. ralconcr and Capt. Cantlcy, in tlu; Proceedings of tlie Geologic;il Society 
of London) and a small lioru core may, it is presumed, also indicate the presence 
of ail animal allied to a species of this interesting quadruped.* 
Among the bones of large oxen were teeth, some characteristic fragments of 
the metacarpal and metatarsal bones, and two or three specimens of astragalus. 
Of the carnivorous animals, canines and molar teeth of the bear pre- 
dominated, indicating the existence of two or more species, among which may 
doubt less be included Vrsiis speleeics and U. priscns. 
The interesting though fragmentary canines of the cave lion or tiger, and of 
the still larger and probably uiidescribed siiecies before referred to, were for 
the most part met with very near to the large grinders of the mammoth before 
described. Among the specimens referred to the wolf or large dog were many 
of different magnitude, and I suspect that there may be good evidence of the 
existence of carnivora intermediate in size between that of the wolf and the 
larger felme animals. 
Of the gnawing animals there were evident traces of small incisor teeth of a 
quadruped about the size of a mouse diffused through some of the upper parts 
of the clay, and one tolerably perfect ramus of a jaw was found loosely attached 
to the side of a small cavity laid open on breaking a large mass of stalagmite. 
There also occurred a very few hollow conical teeth of two kinds, some of 
which are possibly those of very immense reptiles, a cast in the stalagmite of 
the abdonnnal rings and elytra of a supposed coleopterous insect, some bones 
of bu'ds, and, indeed, many other specimens, some of which may still be in- 
cluded in masses of clayey stalagmitic matter that I have not yet had time to 
examine. 
In concluding this portion of my paper I beg to say that I should not have 
presumed to attempt this necessarily hasty and imperfect description of the 
fossils so lately met with, but that I hoped it might be of interest, and at the 
same time give me an opportunity of gaining from competent authorities further 
information respecting spccrmens, some of which it appeared not unlikely be- 
longed to undescribed species of animals. It is right, moreover, in this place 
for me to say that I have been informed by the manager of the quan-y that a 
great number of bones and teeth were discovered before my arrival in Plymouthj 
and that most of these were sold to the bone merchant. Many also of the re- 
mains have been unavoidably dispersed in various other directions dui-ing my 
conduct of these investigations. 
In beds of limestone existing further to the east of those in which the just 
now mentioned fossil bones occurred, and which are evidently a continuation of 
the same series of rocks, little or no dolomite is included ; they are also par- 
ticularly free from caverns and generally from stalactitic deposits, presenting 
lis with similar limestone rocks, for the most part unaltered by those changes 
which produce the phenomena of dolomization and caverns. These rocks are 
coloured black by the oxides of ii-on and manganese, and are traversed by 
numerous white calcareous veins ; they form a part of the black marble so fre- 
quently employed for statuary purposes in this jiart of England. Distinct 
bluish black slate and ai-gillaeeous hydi'aulic limestone beds are of very fre- 
* Since the above has been written, I have had an opportunity of comparing these frag- 
ments with teeth of similar form, fi'om the Sewalik hills, in the north of Inrha, contained in 
the Museum of Marischa.l College, Aberdeen ; and I am indebted to the kindness of I'rofessor 
Owen for fm-ther conlii-mation of the opinion that the teeth are really those of a species of 
fossil giratfc. The Museiun at Aberdeen contains numerous other fossils and casts of jaws 
with teeth, fi-om the same locality. From an inspection of these, I feel also justified in con- 
chuUng that two other prc-molars fomid at Oreston belong to a sjiecies of fossil camel. These 
facts will, if fully confirmed, place on record the (I belic\-c) first instance of remains of these 
interesting genera having been found in Britain, and also tend to indicate their extensive 
geographical range during the geological period under consideration. 
