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association with human bones, flints, and implements on the south 
bank of the canal from 460 to 470 feet west of the bridge.&quot; If 
in the sketch of the section from 452 to 480 feet, given in figure 6 of 
Dr. Sellards s report, verticals are drawn at 460 and 470 feet, we 
find included only relatively small portions of layer 2 in which no 
animal fossils are indicated, while, judging from the descriptions 
and illustrations, the larger part of the human bones lay beyond the 
470-foot line and outside of layer 2. The question is whether under 
these circumstances it is strictly correct to refer to the relation of 
the human and other vertebrate bones as &quot; association.&quot; This whole 
matter suggests vividly views of the South American paleontologist, 
Ameghino. 
Finally, an item of importance, but omitted from the illustrations 
in Dr. Sellards s report, is the find described as follows (p. 142) : 
&quot; One of the foot bones, a fifth metatarsal, was taken about 8 feet 
east of the ulna and at an actual level, owing to the change in slope, 1 
above that of the radius and approximately the same as that of the 
ulna.&quot; This position is in the midst of layer 3 at its greatest thick 
ness, as seen in plate 6, figure 2. 
It is further regrettable that the positions of the numerous pot 
sherds, bone implements, arrowheads, etc., that &quot; characterize stratum 
No. 3 &quot; (p. 142) and a &quot; considerable amount &quot; of which were &quot; found 
in this horizon, particularly at the locality on the south bank 450 
to 475 feet west of the bridge&quot; (p. 143), were not indicated in such 
illustrations as figures 6 or 14 of Dr. Sellards s report. As the 
human bones lay, collectively, about 462 to 475 feet above the bridge 
in the same locality, some of the artifacts at least may have been in 
close proximity to the skeleton. This is especially true of the large, 
well-shaped arrowhead, which according to the report of Professor 
MacCurdy, based on written information from Dr. Sellards, was 
found between strata 3 and 2, 470 feet west of the bridge. This de 
scription places it in exactly the same focus with the bones of Skele 
ton II and in close proximity to them, if not in actual association. 
Remarks. Dr. Sellards s explanation of this second find of human 
bones in the Vero deposits is (p. 142) : &quot;The position leads to the 
suggestion that the bones lying at the base of stratum No. 3 were 
derived from stratum No. 2, and that only one skeleton is repre 
sented by the two finds. This may be true, since there is no duplica 
tion of parts, and a large individual is represented in each instance.&quot; 
Of this the suggestion referring all the bones to one skeleton is prob 
ably correct, though there is an indication that another human skele 
ton may have lain in the vicinity. We have a tooth from the place 
that did not belong to Skeleton II. 
1 This phase is not quite clear. 
