ProsseR.|  Cretaceous.—Comanche Series of Kansas. 107 
have included the beds 2, 3 and 4, I prefer to retain for the present 
the term Belvidere shales! It is stated that “As we approach 
Belvidere the Cheyenne sandstone begins to form the principal slope 
of the river basin, and west of that village the bed of the river rises 
until it is upon the Cheyenne sandstones, while some bluffs and 
castellated remnants of the sandstones are beautifully exposed in 
the north side of the valley. 
“Hive miles west of Belvidere the railroad has made magnificent 
cuts into the beds so that they are there seen better ‘than at any 
other locality. Here the comparatively steep wall of the valley 
affords a fine section from the old deposition plain of the Great 
Piains Tertiaries down into the Cheyenne sandstone, the buttes on 
the south margin of the river valley being remnants of the 'main 
body of the plains to the northward.’* Following this is a de- 
tailed section of the Blue Cut which gives Cheyenne sandstone, 
Belvidere shale and Dakota sandstone capped by the Plains Tertiary. 
It is stated that “The shales overlying No. 4 we call the Belvidere 
Shales from the town near which they can best be seen.” Following 
this is a ‘generalized section showing the classification of these 
rocks. At the bottom are the Red-Beds followed by the Belvidere 
beds which are subdivided into —b. Blue and biack shale with 
fossils and —a. the Cheyenne sandstone. Above is the Dakota 
sandstone finally capped by the Plains Tertiary.? <A list of fossil 
plants from the Cheyenne sandstone as identified by Professor 
Knowlton is given, followed by a critical discussion of the species. 
In conclusion, Professor Knowlton says “All the above mentioned 
species belong to the Dakota group as it is usually accepted, but as 
a matter of fact no detailed stratigraphic work has yet been done 
with a view to ascertaining the range and association of the fossil 
plants referred to this formation. * * * But all that can now 
be stated is that these species belong to the Dakota group as it has 
usually been accepted, and have never before been identified out- 
side of it.”? : 
The fossils collected from the Kiowa shales were identified by 
IL owkols, 19 Zab, 
2 Ibid., p. 209. 
3 Ibid., p. 211. 
4 Ibid., 218, 214. 
