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THE GEOLOGIST. 
was also tlescrihed from a specimen brought to England by Dr. Feuchtwanger, 
and placed in the Great ]<jxhibition of 1S51 ; it is named C. aniiquatus by the 
author. As these two genera have as yet been known oidy in the " Zone Prinior- 
diale," Mr. Salter regards the above-mentioned .specimens as indicative of the 
existence of that geological formation in the countries' here mentioned. 
The author al.so referred to an obscure specimen of Aaa-phus, fi-om the " Calci- 
ferous sand-rock " of Canada, which he once, but on insufficient grounds, published 
as a Paradoxides. 
The siiecimcns alluded to in the paper were on the table. 
3. " On a new si)ecies of Dicynodon (B. Murrayi) from near Colesberg, South 
Africa." By Prof. T. H. Huxley, F.Il.S., Sec. G.S. 
For the original siiecimen from which Prof. Huxley first obtained (in tlie spring 
of last year) evidence of tlie existence of this species he was indebted to the Rev. 
H. M. White, of Andover, who subsequently put the aiithor in connnunication 
with the discoverer of the fossO, Mr. J. A. Murray, and the latter gentleman 
having written to his father, resident in South Africa, olrtaiued for Prof Huxley 
a large quantity of similar fossil remains. One specimen in ])articular having been 
cai'efully chiselled out by Mr. Dew, aftbrded a complete skull of this peculiar and 
previously undescribed species of Bici/nodon. 
The author described the distinctive features of this skull in detail. Dicynodon 
Murrayi is distinguished from all the already known species by the following 
characters : — 
(1.) The plane of the upper anterior face of the nasal and premaxillary bones 
woidd, if produced, cut that of the upper face of the parietal at an angle of aboutT 
90°. 
(2.) The supratemporal fossa? are much longer from witlun outwards than from 
before backwards, owing partly to the shortness of the parietal region. 
(3.) The alveoli of the tusks, the transverse section of wliich is circular, commence 
immediately inider the nasal ai)erture, and extend forwards and downwards 
parallel with the ])lane of the nasal and upper part of the premaxillary bones, and 
do not leave their sockets mitil tli£y have passed beyond the level of the posterior 
end of the symphysis of the lower jaw. 
(4.) The nasal ajjcrtures are altogether in front of the orbits. 
(5.) The length of the upper jaw in front of the nasal a]>ertnres is certainly equal 
to one-third, and probably to one-half, the whole length of the skull, wliich is 
between six and seven inclies. 
(6.) The OS (piadratum is about half as long as the skull. 
These jieculiarities are regarded as s\ifficient to distinguish Dicynodon Murrayi 
from all others ; and the author stated that he should reserve the description of 
many other anatonucal features, which are probably more or less common to other 
Dicynodons, such as the bony sclerotic, the bony interorbital septum and vomer, 
the characters of the humeras, of the pelvis, and of the ribs, for another paper, in 
which other Dicynodont remains will be considered. 
The specimen illu.strating the paper was exhibited by Prof. Huxley. 
4. " On the Coal found by Dr. Livingstone at Tete, on the Zambesi, South 
Africa." By Richard Thornton, Esq. 
Forwarded from the Foreign Office by order of Lord Malmesbury. 
Mr. Thornton states that this coal is free-burning ; showing no tendency to 
cake ; containing very little of either sulphur or iron, a large proportion of ash, 
but only a little gaseous matter. The residt of the trial (made in the steam- 
launch) of this coal and its ajipearanccs favom', in the author's ojjinion, the idea 
that the coal, when taken fi-om a deei>er digging (that which Dr. Livingstone had 
sent was collected at the surface of the ground), wUl probably contain less ash and 
a little more gaseous matter. 
March 9th, 18.59.— -The following communications were read : — 
L " On .some Minerals from Persia." By the Hon. C. A. Murray, C.B., &c. 
Forwarded from the Foreign Office by order of Lord Malmesbury. 
The mineral s])ecimens referred to were obtained from the district between 
Tabriz and the Caspian, especially from the Karadagh Range, and consist of 
native copper, chry.socoUa, red oxide and black oxide of copper, malachite, <nzure- 
