80 COTSTTEIBUTIONS TO DEVONIAN PALEONTOLOGY. [bull.24« 
section, but the fossils that do occur represent faunas which are well 
known in New York State, none of which contain this species in any 
of their reported outcrops. 
Since the lists of species have been officially reported, it is not suf- 
ficient to say that the species do not occur in the section. The state- 
ment that the classification, as it stands, is not in accordance with the 
paleontological facts, can not be accepted in place of the official 
reports without demonstrative evidence. It is not just to the geolo- 
gists to charge them with wrong interpretation when they were rely- 
ing on the accuracy of the paleontologist's determination. It has 
been thought fairer and better to neglect the statistics already 
reported, to examine the section anew, and to gather new series of 
fossils. 
In order that the facts may be clearly before the reader, the inter- 
pretation of the section, as given by I. C. White in the report, will 
be briefly stated. 
The lowest red bed of the section on the north side of the river is 
given as No. 41 of the section. a It outcrops at roadside near the 
mouth of a little run, 280 rods north from Catawissa station. It is 
given as No. 30 of the section on the north side of the river, and is 
there described as "Red shales, sandy, near east end of Rupert Bridge 
of Reading Railroad, this being the lowest red bed and base of tran- 
sition." 6 
This was made the top of that part of the section specially examined 
by Doctor Kindle, and is No. 43 of his section. A reconnaissance 
surve} r of the higher beds did not show to him any marine invertebrate 
fossils, so that detailed search for fossils was not made. None are 
reported by I. C. White for this particular section above the first red 
bed No. 30. 
On the north side of the river, marine fossils are reported above 
this red bed for nearly a thousand feet. The reported species are all 
Chemung.' These higher beds are classified as Chemung-Catskill. 
The thickness of the section, according to I. C. White's estimate, 
is as follows : d 
Thickness of beds of Catawissa section. 
Feet, 
Chemung (strata Nos. 30-73, inclusive), and from the top of the Genesee to 
first red bed 2, 3(| 
Chemung-Catskill, or transition, to first fish bed 1, 10( 
CatskilL. '. 1,4| 
The lower 1,000 feet, or thereabouts, was identified as equivalent tc 
the Portage on basis of fossils/ 
The thickness of the so-called Chemung, from the Genesee shales 
a Second Pennsylvania Geol. Survey, Rept. G 7, p. 64. d Ibid., p. 287. 
b Ibid., p. 285. elbid., p. 70. 
flbid., p. 65. 
