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land, however, this difference no longer exists. A further difference is the ' 
absence of Eulophoceras and Pelecodiscus in India. 
The genera Movtonicevas and Pelecodiscus occur in Northern Africa; 
Eulophoceras is not known outside Pondoland. 
Taking into account the allied forms, it will be found from the list following 
hereafter, that the fauna of the Pondoland Cretaceous is represented by 
twenty-two allied and identical forms in Southern India and by thirteen of 
such forms in Northern Africa, while the number of allied and identical forms 
in Northern Africa and Europe combined amounts to at least twenty-five. 
Therefore, as far as quantity is concerned, one can only conclude, that the 
fauna of Pondoland shows the same affinity to the Cretaceous fauna of 
Northern Africa as to that of Southern India. The presence of Movtonicevas 
and Pelecodiscus in Northern Africa and Pondoland and their absence in India 
seem to indicate, that the connection of the two former localities was more 
direct. Possibly the solution of the problem may be found in the existence 
of a direct, uninterrupted coastline between Northern Africa and Pondoland, 
or perhaps the two localities were connected by shallow seas, while the shortest 
connection between Southern India and Pondoland was across the Indian 
Ocean. 
It is difficult to ascertain the exact age of the fauna because one has to 
deal mostly with allied forms. However, we may first of all draw some 
negative conclusions. Nautilus danicus is apparently absent and therefore it 
is extremely probable, that the uppermost Cretaceous is not represented. On 
the other hand, Hoplitoides, Pseudotissotia, Bavvoisicevas, Tissotia and similar 
genera have not been found in Pondoland, and therefore it is extremely 
probable, that the Turonian and the lower portion of the Senonian, the 
Coniacian, are not represented. 
If we compare with Southern India (see list following hereafter) we find 
the following number of species and allied species in the respective groups: 
2-1-3 Lower Ariyalur Group. 
10 Valudayur Beds. 
6 Upper Trichinopoly Group. 
I Trichinopoly Group. 
I Upper Utatur Group. 
3 Lower Utatur Group. 
The horizons of three species have been given as Ariyalur, but as no ammonites 
have been found above the Megalosaurus Beds in India these have also been 
taken as Lower Ariyalur, At the most therefore, there are in Southern India 
eleven species below the Lower Ariyalur Beds, which are allied to Pondoland 
forms, while there are fifteen such species in these beds. All six identical forms 
mentioned in the list occur in the Lower Ariyalur Beds and only one of them, 
Hauevicevas Gavdeni, may also occur in the Upper Trichinopoly Beds. Ap- 
parently the Pondoland Beds are, therefore, of the same age as the Lower 
Ariyalur Beds. 
In Northern Africa we find the allied species distributed as follows: 
1 Danian. 
2 Campanian. 
4 Upper Santonian. 
4 Santonian. 
1 Coniacian. 
2 Vraconnian. 
