FOSSIL BONES OF QUADRUPEDS. 
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Molar tooth of Mastodon mazimus. Gcneseo, Livingston county. 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Fossil Bones of Quadrupeds. 
Fossil bones of the Mastodon have been found in numerous localities throughout the dis¬ 
trict, and, since the relative period of their existence is one of much interest, it seems desira¬ 
ble to ascertain the comparative date of the formation in which they are imbedded. These 
remains are not only distributed throughout the Fourth District, but have been found in all 
that part of the State west of the Hudson river and south of the valley of the Mohawk. But 
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