Praeger — Fossils at Alexandra Dock , Belfast. 
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In the following list of 186 species and varieties found at Alexandra Dock, 
I have employed the term “ top clays ” to designate the clayey and sandy beds 
which formed the highest and most recent deposit. “ Upper clay ” signifies 
the upper or deep-water zone of the Estuarine Clay, “Lower clay” the 
underlying littoral deposit. On account, perhaps, of its less interesting and less 
varied fauna, the lower clay was not so thoroughly examined as the zone above, 
and it is probable that some of the species recorded here as from the upper clay 
alone, occurred also in the lower bed. 
I have to acknowledge much kind assistance rendered by Mr. S. A. Stewart, 
E. B.S.E., in the identification of critical species; by Mr. Joseph Wright, 
F. G.S., who catalogued the Microzoa of the deposits ; and by Professor 
Cunningham, M.D., of Queen’s College, who identified the vertebrate remains. 
LIST OF FOSSILS 
OBSERVED IN THE ESTUARINE CLAYS AT THE ALEXANDRA 
DOCK, BELFAST. 
Note. — The nomenclature of the Mollusca is that adopted by J. Gwyn Jeffreys 
in his Manual of British Conchology. The Foraminifera are named according 
to H. B. Brady’s Report on the Foraminifera of the “ Challenger ” Expedition ; 
the Ostracoda in accordance with Dr. G. S. Brady’s Report on the “ Challenger ” 
Ostracoda. 
Species marked (*) are additions to the Estuarine Clay fauna of the North 
of Ireland ; those marked (f) are new to the Belfast deposit. 
* Cervus elaphus, Linn. 
A dorsal vertebra, right radius, and posterior right rib of the Red Deer 
occurred at different spots on the upper surface of the peat bed. 
* Sus scrofa, Linn. 
Two portions of the lower jaw of a large Wild Boar, with teeth and both 
tusks, and at another place a single tusk, were found in a position similar 
to the Red Deer remains. 
