1G8 Notices of Memoirs — Fossil Man in the Danube Loess. 
pean forms, so conspicuous in the lower horizons, gradually di- 
minishes upwards. The “ autochthonic ” forms of the Moscow 
Jurassic fauna, that is, those originated within the Centro-Russian 
Basin by transformation (?) of immigrated Western-European forms, 
are associated with the transformed (?) offspring of Indian irumi- 
grants (as some Perisphinctes, standing next to P. frequens, Oppel, a 
Tibetan form); and, in division c, with those from a third (northern) 
origin, such as Amaltheus catenulatus. 
From all these facts, Dr. Neumayr endeavours to trace five distinct 
phases in the formation of the Russian Jurassics : — 
1. Crimeo-Caucasian phase. Previously to the deposit of the 
“ Kelloway ” beds the Russian Basin is invaded by the sea, and 
Belenmitic shales, analogous to those of the Crimea and the Cau- 
casus, are deposited. 
2. Free communication with the Centro-European sea existing 
during the “ Middle Callovian” Period, immigration and exclusive 
jnevalence of a Fauna of unmixed Centro-European type obtain. 
3. Continued immigration of Western forms ; and immigration of 
others from the newly opened Indian Sea, in the beginning of the 
“ Oxfordian ” Period ; with transformation (?) of the immigrants 
into autochthonic forms. 
4. Connexion with the Western Sea closed ; development of a 
special Russian Fauna in the Perisphinctes virgatus beds; Centro- 
European forms only represented by analogous species. 
5. Great Northern transgi - ession, coeval with the deposition of the 
Aucella beds ; communication with the Northern Sea (probably 
already existing) notably enlarged ; immigration of Aucella, Amal- 
thens catenulatus, and other extraneous types. 
Dr. Neumayr described two new species : Perisphinctes scopinensis 
from the Ornatus-clays, and Waldheimia Trautscholdi from the 
glauconitic limestones of Tchoulkowo. 
IY. — Remains of Man and Pleistocene Animals in tiie Loess of 
the Danube. (From the Vienna Imperial Acad. Sciences, 
Meeting February 1, 1877.) 
rnilE Danube, during the Diluvial (Pleistocene) Period, covered 
L all the northern portion of the Vienna Basin ; and left, on its 
retreat to its present channel, a thick deposit of laminated loam 
(Loess), overlying the Tertiaries. Near Zeiseiberg, at the mouth of 
the Kamp Valley, Count Wurmbrand discovered in 1876, beneath 
unmoved layers of Loess, a rieh deposit of bones, and under that 
a blackish stratum abounding with fragments of charcoal and 
with flints bearing traces of human workmanship. Other deposits 
also with bones and worked flints exist in the neighbourhood. 
The bones in the Loess liere are those of Diluvial (Pleistocene) 
animals, namely, Mammoth, Rhinoceros, Reindeer, Horse, Ox, 
Wolf, and Bear. The local conditions contradict the supposition that 
these remains were carried to their present position from a distance 
by currents of water or other agency. The excavations are still going 
on, partly at the expense of the Vienna Academy. Count M. 
