242  BIBLIOGRAPHY    OF    NORTH    AMERICAN    GEOLOGY 
Merriam  (C.  Hart). 
1.  Bogoslof,  our  newest  volcano. 
Harriman  Alaska  expedition,  vol.  2,  pp.  291-336,  illus.,  1902. 
Merriam  (John  C). 
1.  A  contribution  to  the  geology  of  the  John  Day  basin  [Oregon]. 
Univ.  of  Cal.,  Dept.  of  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  2.  pp.  269-314,  3  pis.,  1  fig.,  1901. 
Gives  a  sketch  of  previous  explorations  and  literature  of  the  region,  and  describes  the  classi- 
fication, character,  occurrence,  relations,  and  faunas  of  the  Cretaceous,  Tertiary,  and  Pleis- 
tocene strata. 
2.  A  geological  section  through  the  John  Day  basin  [Oregon], 
Abstract:  Jour.  Geol.,  vol.  9,  pp.  71-72,  1901;  Geol.  Soc.  Am.,  Bull.,  vol.  12,  pp.  496-497,  1901. 
Describes  the  character  and  occurrence  of  the  John  Day  beds  and  the  associated  strata. 
3.  The  John  Day  fossil  beds  [Oregon]. 
Harper's  Monthly  Magazine,  vol.  102,  pp.  581-590,  8  figs.,  1901. 
Describes  the  general  geology  and  the  occurrence  of  vertebrate  fossils. 
4.  Triassic  Ichthyopterygia  from  California  and  Nevada. 
Univ.  Cal.,  Dept,  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  3,  pp.  63-108,  14  pis.,  1902. 
Notes  the  stratigraphic  position  and  describes  several  new  species  of  Shastasaurus  from  Cali- 
fornia, and  redescribes  Leidy's  species  of  Cymbospondylus  from  Nevada.  > 
5.  Triassic  Reptilia  from  northern  California. 
Abstract:  Science,  new  ser.,  vol.  15,  pp.  411-41',  1902. 
6.  New  Ichthyosauria  from  the  upper  Triassic  of  California. 
Cal.  Univ.,  Dept.  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  3,  pp.  249-263,  4  pis.,  1903. 
7.  The  Pliocene  and  Quaternary  Canida?  of  the  Great  Valley  of  California. 
Cal.  Univ.,  Dept.  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  3,  pp.  277-290,  3  pis.,  1903. 
8.  Recent  literature  on  Triassic  Ichthyosauria. 
Science,  new  ser.,  vol.  18,  pp.  311-312,  1903. 
9.  Primitive  characters  of  the  Triassic  Ichthyosaurus. 
Abstract:  Science,  new  ser.,  vol.  17.  p.  297,  1903;  Geol.  Soc.  Am.,  Bull.,  vol.  14,  p.  536,  1904. 
10.  A  note  on  the  fauna  of  the  lower  Miocene  in  California. 
Cal.  Univ.,  Dept.  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  3,  pp.  377-381,  1904. 
Describes  the  character  and  occurrence  of  faunas  in  different  beds  of  Miocene  age  in  California. 
11.  A  new  marine  reptile  from  the  Triassic  of  California. 
Cal.  Univ.,  Dept.  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  3,  pp.  419-421,  1  fig.,  1904. 
Describes  Thalattosaurus  alexandrse,  new  genus  and  species. 
12.  A  new  group  of  marine  reptiles  from  the  Triassic  of  California. 
Congres  intern,  de  Zool.  Sixieme.,  Compte-Rendu,  pp.  247-248,  1905. 
13.  The  types  of  limb  structure  in  the  Triassic  Ichthyosauria. 
Am.  Jour.  Sci.,  4th  ser.,  vol.  19,  pp.  23-30,  7  figs.,  1905. 
Describes  characteristics  of  known  types  of  limbs,  and  discusses  lines  of  descent  among 
Triassic  and  Jurassic  genera  of  Ichthyosauria. 
14.  A  primitive  ichthyosaurian  limb  from  the  middle  Triassic  of  Nevada. 
Cal.  Univ.,  Dept.  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  4,  pp.  33-38,  1  pi.,  1905. 
15.  The  Thalattosauria,  a  group  of  marine  reptiles  from  the  Triassic  of  California. 
Cal.  Acad.  Sci.,  Mem.,  vol.  5,  no.  1.  pp.  1-52,  8  pis.,  3  figs.,  1905. 
16.  A  new  sabre-tooth  from  California. 
Cal.  Univ.,  Dept.  Geol.,  Bull.,  vol.  4,  pp.  171-175,  1  fig.,  1905. 
17.  The  occurrence  of  ichthyosaur-like  remains  in  the  upper  Cretaceous  of  Wyoming. 
Science,  new  ser.,  vol.  22,  pp.  640-641,  1905. 
Merriam  (John  C. )  and  Sinclair  (William  J.). 
1.  The  correlation  of  the  John  Day  and  the  Mascall. 
Abstract:  Jour.,  Geol.,  vol.  11,  pp.  95-96,  1903. 
Discusses  the  age  of  the  beds  from  a  study  of  the  fauna. 
