134 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1906-1907. 
Matthew, William Diller, and Gidley, James Williams. 
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Mead, Charles S. 
1704. Adaptive modifications of occipital condyles in Mammalia. — Am. Nat- 
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Mead, H. L. 
1705. Minerals of Washington. — Washington Univ., Bull., ser. 2. no. 2.1, pp. 
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Mead, Warren J. 
1706. Redistribution of elements in the formation of sedimentary rocks. — 
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Meeks, Reginald. 
1707. The iron-ore mines of the Mesabi range. — Eng. and Min. Jour., vol. 84, 
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1708. The Montreal River silver district [Ontario]. — Eng. and Min. Jour., 
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Mercalli, Giuseppe. 
1709. Le antiche eruzioni della Montagna Pelee. — Soc. italiana di Sci. nat. 
in Milano, Atti, vol. 41, fasc. 3, pp. 313-322, November, 1902. 
Describes eruptions of Mont Pole that took place in 1702 and 1851. 
1710. I vulcani attivi della terra, morfologio, dinamismo, prodotti, distribu- 
zione geografica, cause. Milano, Ulrico Hoepli, 1907. 422 pp., 25 pis.. 82 figs. 
Includes an account of the volcanoes of North America. 
Merriam, John C. 
1711. On the occurrence of Dcsmostylus Marsh. — Science, new ser., vol. 24, 
pp. 151-152, August 3, 1906. 
Discusses the occurrence and proper reference of the fossils to which the name 
Desmostylus has been applied. 
1712. Recent discoveries of Quaternary mammals in southern California. — 
Science, new ser., vol. 24, pp. 248-250, August 24, 1906. 
1713. Garni vora from the Tertiary formations of the John Day region. — 
California Univ., Dept. Geol., Bull., vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-64, 6 pis., 18 figs., 1906. 
1714. Preliminary note on a new marine reptile [Omphalosaurus nevadanus 
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1715. Recent cave exploration in California. — Am. Anthropologist (n. s.), 
vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 221-228, April- June, 1906. 
Gives notes on the occurrence of Quaternary mammalian remains in caves of California. 
1716. The occurrence of middle Tertiary mammal-bearing beds in north- 
western Nevada. — Science, new ser., vol. 26, pp. 380-382, September 20, 1907. 
Merriam, John C, and Sinclair, William J. 
1717. Tertiary faunas of the John Day region. — California Univ., Dept. 
Geol., Bull., vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 171-205, October, 1907. 
Discusses the stratigraphic succession and correlation of the Cenozoic formations in 
the John Day basin of Oregon and their faunas, listing the vertebrate fossils by forma- 
tions, and gives a bibliography of the geology and paleontology of the John Day region. 
Merriam, L. B. 
1718. The development of a new coal field in Colorado. — Western Soc. Eng., 
Jour., vol. S, no. 6, pp. 617-637, 8 figs., December, 1903. 
Includes notes on the occurrence of coal beds. 
