THE GEOLOGICAL CURATOR

VOLUME 6, No.5

CONTENTS

PAPERS

TYPE, FIGURED AND CITED SPECIMENS IN THE MUSEUM OF ISLE OF WIGHT GEOLOGY (ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND). by J.D. Radley ...... 187

THE WORTHEN COLLECTION OF PALAEOZOIC VERTEBRATES AT THE ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM by R.L. Leary and S. Turner ...... 195

LOST AND FOUND ...... 207

DOOK REVIEWS ...... 209

GEOLOGICAL CURATORS' GROUP .21ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ...... 213

GEOLOGICAL CURATORS' GROUP -April 1996

TYPE, FIGURED AND CITED SPECIMENS IN THE MUSEUM OF ISLE OF WIGHT GEOLOGY (ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND) by Jonathan D. Radley

Radley, J.D. 1996. Type. Figured and Cited Specimens in the Museum of Isle of Wight Geology (Isle of Wight, England). The Geological Curator 6(5): 187-193.

Type, figured and cited specimens in the Museum of Isle of Wight Geology are listed, as aconseouence of arecent collection survev and subseauentdocumentation work. Strengths.. currently lie in Palaeogene gas tropods, and Lower Cretaceous invertebrates and vertebrates in general. It is anticipated that further specmens belonging to these categories will be established as status material in the near future, given prevailing research interests in the collection.

Jonalhon D Radley. (;eolog) Department, Br~srolCir)Mureutn and Art Gallery, Queen's Road. Br.srol 11.5'8 IRL. U K. Receiied 3rdNoreder 1995; revised version received 13th January 1996.

Introduction From the late 1940s until 1974, the Sandown and Shanklin Urban District Council employed honorary The Of Isle Of originated custodians to care for the collections. Since 1974, the through the activities ofthelsleof Wight Philosophical collections have been the responsibility of geological Society,whichwasestablishedin ~~k~~~heldmeetings curators,employed by thelsleof WightCounty Council in the county town of Newport. Society mcmbers and now reorganised as the Isle of Wight Council accumulated items of archaeological and natural (Radley 1993a). historical interest, and these collections formed the basis of the first Isle of Wight Museum, founded at Thecollections almostwhollycompriselocally collected Newport Guildhall in 1852 (Norman 1887, p.224). Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils and sedimentary rock Through the efforts of the honorary curator, Mr Emest samples. J.F. Jackson, in particular, amassed a large Wilkins, public awareness resulted in furthergrowth of number of Cretaceous and Palaeogene invertebrates. the collection and the Museum was relocated twice The collections of G.T. Woods and H.F. Poole were before public interest started to fade after the death of presented in 1938, and include Wealden reptile remains Mr Wilkins in 1881. and otherLowerCretaceousfossils. The W.J.P.Burton bequest was accessioned in 1940 and largely comprises Soon after, the Newport Literary Society took custody Palaeogene fossils, especially molluscs. Important of the collections which were ullimately housed in a collections of fossil vertebrates accessioned since the newNewportMuseum at Quay Strcet, Newport(Norman 1970s include those of Steve Hutt andKeith Simmonds 1887, p. 224). Some time prior to 1887, the geology (Wealden rcptiles), and Andy Yule (Palaeogene display was arranged by MrHenry Keeping, who was in reptiles). theemployment ofAdam Sedgwickatthe Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge (R'ickards 1979). Theonly existingpublished catalogues are those of J.F. Jackson(1925,1928,1929,1930a, 1930b, 1933.1938). Levels of public interest in the new museum were low These works comprisestratigraphically-ordered faunal and by about 1905 most of the collection had been put lists, and are extremely useful in the context of into storage (Anon. 1910). In 1913, Mr Frank Morey stratigraphic palaeontology. Jackson omitted arranged the removal of the geological collections to a corresponding accession numbers in these and other room above the Free Library in Sandown (Jackson papers (listed by Howe 1994), but the tabulated taxa 1943). This was opened as a public museum in 1914, can nevertheless sometimes be matched to specimens although work oil the displays was not completed until in the present collection. Such accessions are not 1923. Mr James Frederick Jackson came to Lhe Island included in the prcsent list, but certainly deserve future as Morey's assistant in 1924 and was curator of the documentation and publication. Sandown Museum from 1925 to 1943 (Howe 1994). due for publication in 1996 and are recorded where appropriate.

Type, Figured and Cited Specimens Lower Cretaceous Bivalves Prohinnites favrinus (Pictet and Roux), MIWG 145 (collector: J.F. Jackson), cited. Lower Gryphaea Beds, Ferruginous Sands Formation, Lower Greensand Group, Isle of Wight. Harper, Radley and Palmer 1996 (in press). Prohinnites favrinus (Pictet and Roux), MIWG 7176 Figure 1. Chironomid midge (preserved in amber). (collector: J.D. Radley), cited. IWCMS:1994.100. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Perna Beds Member, Atherfield Clay Formation, Lower Cretaceous. Brightstone Bay, Isle of Wight. Lower Greensand Group, Redcliff, Isle of Wight. Wingspan: 2.9 mm. (Photograph by Peter Austen). Harper, Radley and Palmer 1996 (in press). This catalogue provides a list of the type, figured and Prohinnites favrinus (Pictet and Roux), IWCMS: 1994.20 cited specimens that I encountered during a collection (collector: J.D. Radley), cited. Perna Beds Member, Atherfield Clay Formation, in 1993-94, and in subsequent documentation survey Lower Greensand Group, Redcliff, Isle of Wight. work. Given the importance of status specimens Harper, Radley and Palmer 1996 (in press). (Crowther 1990) and my impending move to a new post, I considered it judicious to publish at the present Prohinnites favrinus (Pictet and Roux), IWCMS: 1994. 137 (collector: J.D. Radley), cited. time. Perna Beds Member, Atherfield Clay Formation, Some of the listed specimens probably correspond to Lower Grecnsand Group, Redcliff, Isle of Wight. undetected citations of illustrations in the scientific Harper, Radley and Palmer 1996 (in press). literature. Specifically, recently published "popular" Prohinnites favrinus (Pictet and Roux), IWCMS: 1995. dinosaur texts may provide some records and I would 222 (collector: J.D. Radley), cited. urge current and future curatorial staff and volunteers Perna Beds Member, Atherfield Clay Formation, of the Museum to make note of such records, as and Lower Greensand Group, Redcliff, Isle of Wight. when they are encountercd. In addition, like Jackson's Harper, Radley and Palmer 1996 (in press). specimens (see above)numerousunnumbered citations Upper Cretaceous Bivalves exist in recent literature, which could be linked to museum holdings with a little work. If readers know of Durania mortoni (Mantell), MIWG 5055 (collector: F. additional citations, I would be extremely grateful if Mew), cited. Glauconitic Marl, Lower Chalk, the Undercliff (coast they could contact me, or staff of theMuseum of Isle of between Luccombe and St. Catherine's Point), Isle of Wight Geology. Wight. A significant numbcr of Museum specimens have been Radley 199 1, p. 148. recently listed in an unpublished thesis (Clarke 1993, Durania mortoni (Mantell), MIWG 6675 (collected by the appendix 1) and some of thcse have been subscquently Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological cited and figured inseveral publications (noted herein). Society), cited. Similarly,Museumholdings will featurein postgraduate Chalk Mal, Lower Chalk, approximately 600m west- theses resulting from research currently (1996) being north-west of Compton Chine, Isle of Wight. undertaken by Steve Hutt (Curator of the Museum of Radley 1991, p. 148. Isle of Wight Geology), Martin Munt (University of Lower Cretaceous Gastropods Portsmouth) and myself. Viviparusfluviorum (J. Sowerby non de Montfort), Stratigraphic terminology used herein is summarised MIWG 6685 (collector: P. Newbery), figured. by Radley (1994~)for thc Lower Cretaceous, and Wessex Formation (Bed 10 of Radley 1994b), Daley and Insole (1984) for the Upper Cretaceous and Wealden Group, Yaverland foreshore, Isle of Wight Palaeogene. Radley 19936, plsl-2. Thecollectionbears twoprefix codes: MIWG (Museum Viviparusfluviorum (J. Sowcrby non de Montfort), of Isle of Wight Geology: old system) and IWCMS MIWG 6709 (collcclor: J.D. Radley), figured. Wessex Formation (Bed 10 of Radley 1994b), (Isle of Wight County Museums Service: MDA code, Wealden Group, Yaverland foreshore, Isle of Wight. 1994 onwards). Some citations correspond to papers Radley 19936, plsl-2. currently (January 1996) in press. These works are all Palaeogene Gastropods Teinostoma decussatum Sandberger, IWCMS: 1995.255.7 (collector: M. Munt), figurd. Colwelliaflexuosa (Edwards), MIWG 4778 (W.J.P. Corbula beds, Cranmore Member, Bouldnor Burton bequest), cited. Formation, Solent Group, Cranmore, Isle of Wight. Venus bed, Colwell Bay Member, Headon Hill Munt and Barker 1996 (in press). Formation, Solent Group, Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight. Nuttall and Cooper 1973, p. 210 (MIWG Syrnola sp. IWCMS: 1995.255.4 (collector: M. Munt), 748, ex-Newport Museum, also cited but unlocated figured. in stores). Corbula beds, Cranmore Member. Bouldnor Formation, Solent Group, Cranmore, Isle of Wight. Pseudocominella solanderi (Cossmann), MIWG 1084 Munt and Barker 1996 (in press). (collector: probably F. Morey or J.F. Jackson), cited. Barton Clay, Barton Beds, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. Lower Cretaceous Ammonites Nuttall and Cooper 1973, p. 199. Prodeshayesites obsoletus Casey, MIWG 88 (ex Newport Pseudocominella solanderi (Cossmann), MIWG 4720 Museum), figured. (probably W.J.P. Burton bequest) cited. Perna beds Member, Atherfield Clay Formation, Barton Clay, Barton Beds, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. Lower Greensand Group, Atherfield Point, Isle of Nuttall and Cooper 1973, p. 199. Wight. Pseudocominella deserta (Solander), MIWG 3554 Casey 1961a, pl, 82, fig. 3. (collector: probably J.F. Jackson), cited. Roloboceras hambrovi (Forbes), MIWG 3899 (collector: Barton Clay, Barton Beds, Alum Bay, Islc of Wight. G.T. Woods), figured and cited. Nuttall and Cooper 1973, p. 191. Crackers Membcr, Atherfield Clay Formation, Lower Pseudocominella semicostafa Nultall and Cooper, MIWG Greensand Group, Atherfield, Isle of Wight. 1930 (collector: probably J.F. Jackson), paratype. Cascy 19616, pl. 29, figs 5a, b; p. 178, p. 180. Brockenhurst bed, Colwell Bay Membcr, Headon Hill Sonneratia caperafa Casey, MIWG 4461 (collector: G.R. Formation, Solent Group, Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Hayncs), holotype. Wight. Carstone Formation, Lower Greensand Group, Reeth Nuttall and Cooper 1973, p. 197. Bay, Isle of Wight. Sandbergeria vectiana. Munt and Barker, IWCMS: 1995. Casey 1965, pl. 87, figs 2a, b; p. 537. 254.2 (collector: M. Munt), holotype. Sonneratia rotator Casey, MIWG 4670 (collector: G.R. Corbula beds, Cranmore Member, Bouldnor Haynes), figured and cited. Formation, Solent Group, Cranmore, Isle of Wight. Carstone Formation, Lower Greensand Group, Reeth Munt and Barker 1996 (in press). Bay, Isle of Wight. Sandbergeria vectiana Munt and Barker, Casey 1965, pl. 89, figs 4a, b; p. 525. IWCMS:1995.254.1 (collector: M. Munt), paratypc. Sonneratia kitchini Spath var. chalensis Casey, MIWG Corbula bcds, Cranmore Mcmber, Bouldnor 4388 (collector: H.F, F. Poole), holotype of variety. Formation, Solent Group, Cranmore, Islc of Wight. Carstone Formation, Lower Greensand Group, Recth Munt and Barkcr 1996 (in press). Bay, Isle of Wight. Slrebloceras cornuoides Carpenter, IWCMS: 1995.254.6 Cascy 1965, pl. 89, fig. 6; p. 523. (collector: M. Munt), figured. Lower Cretaceous Insects Corbula bcds, Cranmorc Mcmber, Bouldnor Formation, Solent Group, Cranmore, Isle of Wight. Colcopteran elytron, MIWG 7087 (collector: R.J. Munt and Barker 1996 (in press). Twitchett), figured. Shcphcrd's Chinc Member, Vectis Formation, P usillina tubrinata Leach, IWCMS:1995.2551 Wealden Group, beach west of Cowlcaze Chine, Isle (collector: M. Munt), figured. of Wight. Corbula Beds, Cranmore Member, Bouldnor Twitchett 1994, fig. 3a. Formation, Solent Gorup, Cranmore, Isle of Wight. Munt and Barker 1996 (in prcss). Coleopteran elyuon, MIWG 6672 (collector: B. Jarzembowski), cited. IIydrobia sp., IWCMS:1995.255.2 (collector: M. Munt), ? Shepherd's Chinc Mcmber, Vectis Formation, figured. Wealden Group, forcshore near Shippards Chine, Isle Corbula beds, Cranmore Membcr, Bouldnor of Wight. Formation, Solent Group, Cranmorc, Isle of Wight. Twitcheu 1994, p. 48. Munt and Barker 1996 (in press). Coleopteran clyuon, MIWG 7285 (collector: E.A. Teinosloma decussatum Sandberger, IWCMS:1995.255.6 Jarzcmbowski), cited. (collector: M. Munt), figured. Shepherd's Chine Mcmber, Vectis Formation, Corbula beds, Cranmore Membcr, Bouldnor Wcalden Group, Shepherd's Chine, Isle of Wight. Formation, Solent Group, Cranmore, Islc of Wight. Twitcheu 1994, p. 49. Munt and Barker 1996 (in press). Blattodean forewing, MIWG 7085 (collector: R.J. the Grange Chine Black Band, Wessex Formation, Twitchett), figured. Wealden Group, north-west of Grange Chine, Isle of Shepherd's Chine Member, Vectis Formation, Wight. Wealden Group, beach west of Cowleaze Chine, Isle Hutt, Simmonds and Hullman 1989, figs 3-6; of Wight. discussed throughout. Twitchett 1994, fig. 3b. Radley 1994d, fig. 3. Blattodean forewing, MIWG 7074 (collector: R.J. Predatory dinosaur, MIWG 6352 (collector: K. Twitchett), cited. Simmonds), figured and cited. Basal Shepherd's Chine Member, Vectis Formation, Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Chilton Chine Wealden Group, just west of Shepherd's Chine, Isle of foreshore, Isle of Wight. Wight. Hutt, Simmonds and Hullman 1989, figs 2,4: Twitchett 1994, p. 48. discussed throughout. Blattodean clavus, MIWG 7086 (collector: R.J. Possible baryonychid tooth, MIWG 3642 (collector: Mrs. Twitchett), figured. Mackenzie), figured and cited. Shepherd's Chine Member, Vectis Formation, Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Yaverland, Isle of Wealden Group, beach west of Cowleaze Chine, Isle Wight. af Wight. Martill and Hutt 1996 (in press). Twitchett 1994, fig. 3c. Possible baryonychid tooth, MIWG 5120 (collector: S. Dipteran wing, MIWG 7102 (collector: R.J. Twitchett), Hutt), figured and cited. figured. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Hanover Point, Shepherd's Chine Member, Vectis Formation, Isle of Wight. Wealden Group, beach west of Cowleaze Chine, Isle Martill and Hutt 1996 (in press). of Wight. Possible baryonychid tooth, MIWG 5122 (collector: S. Twitchett 1994, fig. 3d. Hutt), figured and cited. Chironomid midge, IWCMS:1994.9 (collector: G. Leng), Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight. figured. Martill and Hutt 1996 (in press). Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Brightstone Bay, Possible baryonychid tooth, IWCMS:1995.207 (unknown Isle of Wight (locality details held at the Museum of collector), figured and cited. Isle of Wight Geology and by Dr. E.A. Jarzembowski, Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight. Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery). Martill and Hutt 1996 (in press). Geology Today, vol. l l (2). (1995), front cover, contents page, p. 42. Possible baryonychid tooth, IWCMS:1995.208 (unknown collector), figured and cited. Chironomid midge, IWCMS:1994.100 (collector: G. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight. Leng), figured. Martill and Hutt 1996 (in press). Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Brightstone Bay, Isle of Wight (locality details held at the Museum of Possible baryonychid tooth, IWCMS:1995.209 (unknown Isle of Wight Geology and by Dr. E.A. Jarzemhowski, collector), figurcd and cited. Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery). Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight. Geology Today, vol. 11 (2). (1995), front cover, Martill and Hutt 1996 (in press). contents page, p. 42. Iguanodon sp., rib (mounted thin section and three SEM Lower Cretaceous Reptiles stubs), MlWG 6770 (J. Clarke, thesis collection), figured and cited. Yaverlandia bitholos Galton, fragmentary skull cap, Bed SS24 (L11) of Stewart (1978), Wessex Formation, MIWG 1530 (collector: F.M.G. Abell), holotype. Wealden Group, Brightstone Bay, Isle of Wight. "Upper Silty Bed", Wessex Formation, Wealden Clarke and Barker 1993 (erroneously cited as Group, north of the sea wall below Yaverland Battery, MIWG 6671), figs 4-7; pp. 60-63. Yaverland foreshore, Isle of Wight (probably Bed 30 Clarke 1994 (erroneously cited as MIWG 6670). of Radley 1994~). figs 3,4. Galton 1971, text figs. 1,2, pp. 41-43. lguanodon sp., sectioned vertebra, MIWG 5196 Hypsilophodonfoxii Huxley, metatarsal of MIWG 4127 (collectors: Mr. &Mrs. Johnson & S. Hutt), figured (collector: H.F. Poole), cited. and cited. Hypsilophodon Bed, Wessex Formation, Wealden Diplocraterion ironstone, Shepherd's Chine Member, Group, Cowleaze Chine, Isle of Wight. Wealden Group, 200111 west of Atherfield Point, Isle of Galton 1974, p. 10, fig. 58. Wight. Predatory dinosaur, MIWG 6348 (collector: K. Clarke 1990, pls. 1-6, figs 1-7; discussed Simmonds), figured and cited. throughout. Unnamed plant debris bed approximately 17m. below Clarke and Barker 1993, figs 2-3; pp. 57-63. Wight. Clarke 1994, fig. 6. Blows 1987, Appendix 1. Iguanodon sp., centrum of caudal vertebra, MIWG 5385 Polacanlhus foxi Hulke, caudal vertebra, MIWG 5144 (collector: S. Hutt), cited. (collector: Mrs. Hodgson), cited. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Grange Chine Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Brook Bay, Isle beach, Isle of Wight. of Wight. Clarke and Barker 1995, p. 906. Blows 1987, Appendices 1 and 2. Iguanodon sp., centrum of caudal vertebra, MIWG 5454 Polacanthus foxi Hulke, caudal plate fragment, MIWG (unknown collector), cited. 5145 (collector: S. Hutt), cited. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, between Grange Clarke and Barker 1985, p. 906. Chine and Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight. Blows 1987, Appendix 1. Iguanodon sp., centrum of caudal vertebra, MIWG 7320 (unknown collector), figured and cited. Polacanrhus foxi Hulke, plate fragments and ossicle, Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight. MIWG 5186 (collector: S. Hutt), cited. Clarke and Barker 1995, text figs 4,6,8, pl. l., figs Wessex Formation. Wealden Group, Brook Bay, Isle 1,3,4,5,7,8,9; pp. 906,912-913. of Wight. Blows 1987, Appendix 1. Iguanodon sp., centrum of caudal vertebra, IWCMS:1994.14 (unknown collector), figured and Polacanlhus foxi Hulke, ossicles, MIWG 5187 (collector: cited. S. Hutt), cited. Wessex Formation, Wealdcn Group, Isle of Wight. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Brook Bay, Isle Clarke and Barkcr 1995, (erroneously citcd as of Wight. IWGMS:1994.14), text figs 3, 5,7, ~1.1..figs 2,6; Blows 1987, Appendix 1. pp. 906,908. Polacanlhusfoxi Hulke, centrum of dorsal vertcbra, Iguanodon bernissarlensis Boulenger, MIWG 5126 MIWG 5188 (ex Newport Museum), cited. (collector: S. Hutt), figured. Wessex Formation, Wealdcn Group, Isle of Wight. Approximately 10m below the top of the Wessex Blows 1987, Appendices 1 and 2. Formation, Wealden Group, Barnes High, Isle of Polacanlhus foxi Hulke, dorsal spine, MIWG 5307 Wight. (collector: S. Hutt), cited. Radley 1993~.fig. 1 (number not citcd). Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, approximately Radley 3994d, fig. 9. 300m north-west of Grange Chine, Isle of Wight. Iguanodon alherfieldensis Hoolcy, MIWG 6344 Blows 1987, Appendices 1 and 2. (collector: K. Simmonds), figured. Brachiosaurid sauropod femur, MIWG 6484 (collector: S. Unnamed plant debris bcd approximately 17m below Hutt), figured and cited. the Grange Chine Black Band, Wessex Formation, Approximately 10m bclow the top of the Wessex Wealden Group, north-west of Grange Chinc, Isle of Formation, Wealden Group, Barnes High, Isle of Wight. Wight. Radlcy 1994~.fig. 2 (number not citcd). Radley 1994d, fig. 4. Polacanrhus foxi Hulke, ossicles and tail plate base, Blows 1995, text fig. 5b; p. 194. MIWG 37 (ex Newport Museum), citcd. Brachiosaurid sauropod humerus, MIWG 5211 (collector: Wessex Formation, Wealdcn Group, Brook Bay, Isle S. Hutt) figured and cited. of Wight. Wcssex Formation, Wealden Group, betwcen Chilton Blows 1987, Appendiccs 1 and 2. Chine and Grange Chine, Isle of Wight. Polacanrhus foxi Hulke, dorsal spine, MIWG 1191a Blows 1995, text fig. 5c; p. 194. (collector unknown), cited. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight Palaeogene Reptiles (unlocatcd in stores). Diplocynodon hanloniensis (Owen), MIWG 6486 Blows 1987, Appendices 1 and 2. (collcctor: A. Yulc), jaw figured. Polacanthus foxi Hulke, ossicle and sacral shield Headon Hill Formation, Solent Group, foreshore fragment, MIWG 1983 (collcctor: F.M.G. Ahell), approximately lkm east of Fishboume Creek, Isle of cited. Wight. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Yavcrland, Isle of Huu, Simmonds and Hullman 1989, fig. 3. Wight. Palaeogene Mammals Blows 1987, Appendix 1. Eotalpa anglica Sige, Crochet & Insole, tooth, MIWG Polacanthus foxi Hulke, ossicle, MIWG 4222 (collector: 5355 (collector: J. Hooker), holotype. H.F. Poole), cited. 'Lower Hcadon Beds', Headon Hill Formation, Solent Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Yaverland, Isle of Group, Heddon Hill, Isle of Wight. Sige, Crochet and Insole 1977, pl. 1, fig. la-c; pp. CASEY, R. 1961a. The stratigraphical palaeontology of 144-145. the Lower Greensand. Palaeontology 3,487-621. Eotalpa anglica Sige, Crochet & Insole, tooth, MIWG CASEY, R. 19616. The Ammonoidea of the Lower 5356 (collector: J. Hooker), figured and cited. Greensand, Part 3. Monograph of the 'Lower Headon Beds', Headon Hill Formation, Solent Palaeontographical Society, 119-126, pls. 26-35. Group, Headon Hill, Isle of Wight. CASEY, R. 1965. The Ammonoidea of the Lower Sige, Crochet and Insole 1977, pl. 1, fig. 2a-c; p. Greensand, Part 6. Monograph of the 145. Palaeontographical Society, 399-546, pls. 67-90. Pleistocene Mammals CLARKE, J.B. 1990. Diagenetic and compactional Bos sp., mandible, MIWG 1776 (collector: M. Thorne), history of an Iguanodon vertebra from the Vectis cited. Formation of the Isle of Wight. Proceedings of the Pleistocene, Newtown, Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Munt and Burke 1986, p. 7,unlocated in stores. Society 10, 149-158. Lower Cretaceous Reptilian Ichnofossils CLARKE, J.B. 1993. The diagenesis of Lower Cretaceous vertebrate fossils from the Purbeck Iguanodontid footcast, MIWG 5419 (collectors: staff of Formation of Durlston Bay, Dorset, and the Wealden the Museum of Isle of Wight Geology), figured. Group of the Isleof Wight. Unpublished M. Phil. Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Hanover Point, Thesis, The Open University. Isle of Wight. CLARKE, J.B. 1994. Authigenic minerals in vertebrate Radley 1994a. fig. 3a. fossils from the Wealden Group (Lower Cretaceous) of Sauropod or ankylosaur footcast, MIWG 6508 (collector: the Isle of Wight. Geological Curator 6, 11-15. P. Manning), figured. CLARKE, J.B. and BARKER, M.J. 1993. Diagenesis in Wessex Formation, Wealden Group, Brook Bay, Isle Iguanodon bones from the Wealden Group, Isle of of Wight. Wight, Southern England. Kaupia-Darmstadter Radley 1994a, fig. 3b. Beitrage zur Naturegeschichle 2,57-65. Theropod footcast, MIWG 5768 (collector: J. Crouch), CLARKE, J.B. and BARKER, M.J. 1995. Abnormal figured and cited. hislology in an Iguanodon caudal cenuum from the Shepherd's Chine Member, Vectis Formation, Lower Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight. Palaeontology Wealden Group, Cowleaze Chine beach, Isle of Wight. 38,905-914. Radley 19940, fig. 3c. Radley 1994~photo 1. CROWTHER, P.R. 1990. Collection care and status Radley 1994f. p. 134. malerial. In Briggs D.E.G. and Crowther, P.R. (eds). Palaeobiology, a synthesis. Pp. 515-517. Blackwell, Theropod digit cast, MIWG 6343 (collector: unknown), Oxford. figured. Shepherd's Chine Member, Vectis Formation, DALEY, B. and INSOLE, A, 1984. The lsle of Wight Wealden Group, Cowleaze Chine beach, Isle of Wight. Geologists' Associalion Guide No. 25. Radley 19940, fig. 3d. GALTON, P.M. 1971. A primitive dome-headed Radley 1994e. photo 2. dinosaur (Ornilhischia: Pachycephalosauridae) from Lower Cretaceous: derived Lower Jurassic clast the Lower Cretaceous of England and the function of the dome of pachycephalosaurids. 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THE WORTHEN COLLECTION OF PALAEOZOIC VERTEBRATES AT THE ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM by Richard L. Leary & Susan Turner

Leary, R.L. &Turner. S. 1996. The Worthen Collection of Palaeozoic vertebrates at the Illinois State Museum. The Geological Curator 6(5): 195-205. GEOLOGICAL The Illinois State Museum holds a very important Palaeozoic fish collection, containing almost half of the material which was the basis for the Geological Survey of Illinois palacontology reports at the end of the last century. The other major part of the material studied by Amos H. Worthen and Orestes St. John is at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachuseth. The Worthen collection of vertebrate fossils at the Illinois State Museum had not been adcquatcly curated since nearly being destroyed by a move withoutexpertmuseumsupervision over 100 years ago. Recurationofthevertebrates has resulted in a new catalogue of the fossils.

Richard L. Leary, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illimis. 62706, USA and Susan Turner. Queensland Museum. P.O. Box 3300, S. Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia. Received 1st March 1996.

Introduction those beginning with ' 13' are later additions. Some of the fossils arc figured specimens or specimens studied For one week in April 1983, Susan Turner visited the for the classic works of Newberry and Worthen (1866) Illinois StateMuscum to examinePalaeozoicvertcbratc and St John and Worthen (1875, 1883). A further few fossils. MostofthefossilsintheMuseum werecollectcd imponant spccimens have been recognized in the latest inthemid-nineteenthcentury by noted amateur-turned- search. These were designated TYPE or Figured by St professional, Amos Henry Worthen(1813-1888, Figure John and Worthen. As others have recognized (e.g., 1). During a move to a new museum location in 1887, Kent 1982), the use of the Lerm TYPE by Worthen and thc fossils were lilerally shovellcd into boxes. This colleagues does not necessarily mean a type specimen event almost certainly contributed to Worthcn's in the modem sense. However, such designated subsequent rapid decline and death in 1888. In the specimens were undoubtedly used by Worthen and 1960s. Leary undertook a search for all recognizable co-workers in formulating descriptions. type and figured specimens in thc State Museum. Of the supposed 4700 described and 3500 figured specimens claimed by Museum Direclor A. R. Crook in History of Worthen's Collection 1910, Leary (1971) could locate only 66, six of which The broad outlines of Worthcn's life are well known werevertebratespecimens (live typcs, twoquestionable; (Blissand Whitc 1890,Kent, 1982). He wasessentially and onc figured). Following enquiries from Turner a self-taught geologist being inspired and stimulated by about thc whereabouts of aLower Carboniferous shark, another well-known amateur, Gideon Mantell, whose Thrinacodus St John and Worthen 1875, the authors books Wonders of Geology (1838) and Medals of planned tomake furlherjoint scarches of the collection. Creation (1 844) were the first he acquired (Bliss 1890). UponTumer's arrival in Springfield, we decided that it His early finds in the gcode bcds near Warsaw, Illinois, was time to recurate the collection as wcll as possible. where he movcd in 1836, led him on to be the chief The specimens were collected together in a bank of exponcnt on Lower Carboniferous geology and drawers within the Carboniferous section of the palaeontology of Illinois. Worthen was appointed Museum's basement storage (Figure 2). Loosc labels State Geologist in 1858 (Kent 1982). His and his had been retained in a separatc box. Most fossils had on collcagucs' pioneer work on the vertebrate faunas of them asmall handwrittennumberinink (e.g., Figure3). the Carbonifcrous of mid-USA has not yet been These could be matched with labels in some cases. The superceded. Worthen was the first to recognize the numbers beginning with a '3' came from the old importance of what he called the "platforms of death" Geological Survcy collections, prcsumably collected - beds crowdcd with fish remains found in the lower by Worthenprior Lo 1858; thoscbeginningwith a '7' are Archimedes (Ke0kuk)Limestone; he published his first vcrtebrates collected by Worlhen or his CO-collectors; papers on these bcds (Worthen 1857). His discoveries Figure 1. Amos Henry Worthen (1813-1888) -photograph Figure2. Examplesofcurrent IayoutofWorlhen specimens. Illinois State Museum. interested Louis Agassiz anew to resumc his work on intimate acquaintance with the principal localities of fossil fish (Bliss 1890) and led to his collaboration with the Carboniferous limestoncs in the Mississippi valley, two of America's greatest Palacozoic fish workers, cnablcd me to accomplish my investigation in much John Strong Newberry (Kemp 1892) and Agassiz's less time and with far more satisfaction than I should student, Orestes St. John (Keyes 1921). Only recently otherwise have bccn able to do in a single season. We has interest been revived in these important sequences. explorcd together these formations as far as the moulh After a spell in Massachusetts, Worthen returned to of the Ohio, after which Mr Worthen carried on, under Warsaw in 1844 and resumed collecting, spending my direction, the observations through Tennesee and more time on his collections than on his business, Alabama, with a vicw to thc recognition of the groups whicheventually was soldin 1855. By that timehe was establishcd in the investigation in Iowa, Illinois, and established as anexpertin the field and began work for Missouri." (Hall 1857). In his time as State Gcologist, Dr. J. G. Norwood at the budding Geological Sul-vcy of Worthen enlisted many outstanding palaeontologists to Illinois. study lllinois fossils, the results of which were published in cight tomes between 1866 to 1890 (two of which Kent (1982, p.3) has discussed the collecting of that dealt thoroughly with fossil fishes), volumes referred period. Worthenworkcd assiduously to form the nucleus to as the WorthenSurvey (Bergstrom 1982) (Figure 5). of a State Museum collection. For several years the Illinois collections were housed at New Harmony, During his collecting, Worthcn spent much time trying Indiana, a centre for scientific study in mid-ccntury. toprovideduplicatesetsofspecimenstothccducational Tbemuseum collections were moved to Springfield in institutions of the State. Thc State collections built up 1855. After a rough passage on thc river, the collection and were again movcd to a rented room in thcspringfield was stored first in the Supreme Court Building, then in Masonic Hall where Lhey were partially saved from fire the Senate Chamber where it was open to view in the in 1871 by theprompt actionof Wonhen's son,Charles. winters of 1855 and 1856, and finally in the ncw However, much was damaged by water and specimens Arsenal building (Figure 4), whcrc working conditions and labcls were lost (Kent 1982). The collections were were sadlv inadeauate (Crook 1907). moved arain, this time to the basement of the new state capitol building. In 1875, the State Legislature, in the In 1858, after aperiod as James Hall's assistant on the bclicfthateverything was hen knownaboutthe geology Geological Survey ofIowa, Worthen replaced Nonvood and natural rcsourccs of Illinois, disbanded the State as State Geologist. Hall acknowlcdged Wonhen's Geological Survey. Wonhen immediately pressed for valuable aid on the survey: "My assistant - whose ~~~~,y~Xltiitvi# 6tlrl#flicttl $~ITUC.~I, ! ! A. E. WORTHEN, DireC!or.

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; 1 i Croup, CAEJ~&Z_~~.:.~.~ , , --. ~~~ .. ~ . L Ccclit?/ CAe#tea, lZ&o l'J. : &l, A,&.~ ~~ Figure 4. The Arsenal, Springfield, one of the former ...... ~ .~ . repositories of Wonhen's collcction. paticnt work. Kent (1982) tells us that "against ~ ~ .... _- . -_8 __ l ~~titcoiss~nte ~uzs. C~L. flora. xo. 7895 Worthen's wishes and during his abscncc from town", the museum was moved from the third floor to the main ..... Cladadus.... agopus...... ! floor and of the State House, This was done on higher authority by ordinary laborers of a furniture moving firm "who had no morc idea of the value of ...... Chester .+...... 111 t ...... coil. I museum materials than Geronimo had of Shakespeare" with no supervision (Crook 1907). Lindahl, Worthen's Figurc 3. Labels associated with the Worthen collcction and successor, explained how "only in exceptional specimens. circumstances wcrc the labcls fixed to the specimens, a State CdbinetofNatural History but was nolsucccssful and none of these had any numbcrs written or painted (Kent 1982). f-1: kept the collections in his care and on them. Labcls and specimens were therefore shovcllcd worked without pay until 1877, when linally the into thedrawers and showcases athaphazard, and by no Legislatureestablished the State Historical and Natural means always so that the labels belonged to any History Muscum. Worthen was made first Curator, specimens in the same drawer" (Crook 1907). In the reimbursed to the tune oT$1897.50, and thecollections basement it was worse, for thc workmen piled up the moved again to bc stored in the basement of the new collections of 35 years into a rubbish pile, whcre Capitol building. For moving and increasing thc eventually Lindahl rctricvcd what hecould and put itin collcctions, $2500 was appropriated and thc muscum a locked room, "after much arguing". Worthen was a transrerred "...and established in creditable style in the brokenman. He toldFannie that he could ncvcrattcmpt westwingofthethirdflooroftheStateHouse."(Crook, 1907). During the next 10 years Worthen moulded the Slate Museum collection, selecting a complete series of Carboniferous fossils and separating these from the mass of Geological Survey material. The collcctions wcre thcn organized with the assistance of Fannie Fisher who served the muscum almost continuously Figurc 5. Example of A~nosHenry Worthen's writing. until her dcath in 1935. Thcn in 1887 came the Dedication written in University of Queensland Geology disasterous move which mined all that careful and library copy of a Geological Survey of Illinois volume. Worthen's concept of a type specimen was not as it is now understood; and so several specimens in each taxon might be designated "type". Kent explains the numbering system and the duplication of numbers that can occur so that 3000 numbers can become 13000 numbers. We are pleased to think that in mid-1983 at least the vertebrate part of Worthen's collection in the StateMuseum was almostback to its original condition, and we hope Worthen would feel a little easier if he could see it today. However, in 1988 the museum's collections were again moved. They now reside in an old factory building renovated as a collections and research facility; the collections storage area has precisely controlled temperature and humidity which Fi~ure6. The present day Illinois State Museum at will further protect the fossil collection. There, yet again, Worthen's collection awaits reorganization and to remedy the havoc. Later Lindahl did what he could. further curation. devoting "years of assiduous work" to save what could be saved. Kent (1982) outlined the subsequent history Geology of the collection and attempts made by successive Worthen collccted vertebrate fossils from the Middle curators to maintain it. Devonian to Upper Carboniferous in Illinois. The The Museum acquired a more permanent home in 1923 oldest fish fossils collected by Worthen are from the whenthe Centennial Memorial Building was completed Middle Dcvonian of Jackson County in southwestern and finally the present museum was built in 1963 Illinois. TheLingleFormation, which Worthen referred (Figure 6). Various inroads have been made on the to as the Hamilton Formation, and the underlying collections atvarious times. Kent (1982) hasmentioncd Grand Tower Formation, are exposed at the Devil's three effects which have led to a depletion of the Backbone, promincnt ridges along LheMississippiRiver collection. For instance, J. Marvin Weller rcmoved at Grand Tower, Illinois. Specimens in the Worthen materialto the GeologicalSurvey inurbanain 1938-39, collection are from both formations (Joseph Dcvera, which may have included some vertebrate matcrial. pers. comm.). The locality is shown in fine engraving Worthen's handwritten catalogue was located in the from Worthen and Meek (1868) in volume I11 of the Museum in 1962 and this helps to recognize Lype and Geological Survey of Illinois (Figure 7). figured specimens. However, as Kent reiterated,

Figure 7. The Devil's Backbone, along Lhe Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Illinois, one of Worlhcn's fossil collecting localities (from Worthen and Meek 1868). Although not included in his description of catalogued at the University of Illinois (Hansman and Carboniferous "fish beds" (Worthen 1866),the deposits Scott 1967). The Museum of Comparative Zoology, of the Middle Devonian Lingle and Grand Tower Haward University, contains material donated by formations are similar. They consist of horizons of Orestes St. John which contains Worthen and Charles concentrated fragmentary fish remains. The Lingle Wachsmuth material; the Paleobiology Section of the limestoneis equivalent to the Waspsipinicon and Cedar Smithsonian Institution houses the Frank Springer and Valley of northern Illinois. "The Middle Devonian is someofSt. John'scollection, partofwhichundoubtedly dominantly limestone, although it is dolomitic in some came from Worthen. The State Museum collectionis of areas. The upper part grades laterally to black shale in importance because of the large percentage of type the deeper part of the Illinois Basin and a thin sandstone material which has been effectively unavailable until or sandy limestone occurs at the base in many areas. properly curated. There are specimens collected by The Middle Devonian strata are generally very Worthen himself, by Alexander (Alex) Butters, fossiliferous and the large fauna is dominated by Anderson, Fletcher, Frank Springer (Schuchert 1927), brachiopods, corals, and conodonts, although other members of the State Geological Survey, and there are forms are common." (Willman et al. 1975, pp. 113-41 written notes from St. John and Worthen with the material. Worthen began to write up the fish material Newberry and Worthen (1866, pp. 14 & 15) wrote on his own in 1857 and continued to be interested in the regarding the originof the fish beds: "It [the formation palaeoecological aspects of the bonebeds (Worthen of the fish beds] seems to have been the probable result 1870). He co-operated with some of the expert fish of one of two causes: either a superabundant palaeontologists of his day, assisting John Strong development of ichthyie life during the accumulation Newberry (1822-1892), then professor of Geology in of the sedimentary materials that forms these thin beds the School of Mines, Columbia College, New York, in of limestone, or else (and more probably) from the two majormonographson theCarboniferousfish(1866 sudden introduction of healed waters or noxious gases, and 1870). Later, Worthen CO-authored two major that causcd a general and ovcrwhelming destruction of works on the fish with Orcstcs Hawley St John (1875, the finnv tribes of the Carboniferous ocean at these 1665). different periods. Such destructive agents may have been introduced, either by the action of submarine There is a need to review all the nineteenth century volcanoes or of thermal springs, and it is perhaps quite work done on Palaeozoic vertebrates because of their impossible, at the prescnt time, to determine to which increasing use in biostratigraphical studies. Some of of these causes, if either, we are indebted for the Worthen's material has undcrgone revicw in recent phenomenawe arenow considering". Laterthey added, years (e.g., Maisey 1984, Lund 1985, Hansen 1987) "With a profound conviction that the suggcstions thus and other taxa are now bcing studied as part of a recent thrown out arc not altogether a satisfactory answer to UNESCO-IUGS International Geological Correlation the query propounded, we have nevertheless felt Programme projcct 328 onPalaeozoicMicroverlebrates imprcsscd to offer them as the most probable solution (1991.1995). The perceived lack of adequate original presented by the facts before us, and with the hopc that diagnoses which Newberry, St John and Worthcn and they may lead to furthcr investigation and a more othersgave, albcittypicalof the time,hasled toafeeling satisfactory answer to this interesting inquiry." Earlier that these fossils are of little use in biostratigraphy. they wrotc (p.ll), "The fossilized remains of fishes However, asNcwbcrry himsclf realised, there is potential were observed in the Subcarboniferous limestonc of for use of Worlhen's collection becausc the specimens Illinois, by one of the authors (A.H.W.), as early as werc collected systematically, beautifully illustrated 1845; and the fact that they were the only memorials of and well-documcntcd. The specimens can be tied into thcvcrtebrated animalsofthe Carboniferous then known the modcrnsuccession in mid-USA with ease to provide in this country gave this class of fossils a peculiar a framework of vcrtcbrate faunas for use by the interest". However, in spite of this recognition of their biostratigrapher. importance and call for further work, these fossils havc Bclow is a list of the known Worthen specimens in the remained largely unstudicd during the intervening 130 Illinois State Museum. It might be possible in time to years. identify more Worthen material. Each entry lists muscum accession number, name recorded, any Collections comments on condition and numbcr of specimens, The StateMuscum collection ofPalacozoic vertcbrates geological horizon and locality, collector and date of at Springfield was donated by A. H. Worlhcn effectively collection whcrcknown, and any rcfcrence to published in 1855. Other parts of the vertebraLe collections of works. Original documentation is housed at the Illinois Worthen and his CO-collectors are safcly housed and State Muscum. CATALOGUE OF WORTHEN SPECIMENS AT 31 18 Delrodus. KL. Le Grand. I. ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM 31 19 Deltodus stellatus, Greencastle, TND, W. 3133 Deltoptychiusprimus? St J & W (poor), MtL, Honey Ck, by Susan Turner I, CS. *3140 Deltoprychius. . varsoviensis TYPE. WB. Golden Bluffs, Abbreviations: *, FTGD = Figured specimen according Warsaw, I. to label; + = 2 disparate specimens with the same *3141 Delrodus rrilobatus(?) St J & W, WB,Cement Mill, Piaxa number; AN = Anderson; B =Alexander Butters; BUL Ck. Jersev Co.. I. W 1870. note from St1"anextraordinarv largetooth" ...'p leasekeep this specimen for further study". = Burlington Limestone; CG = Chester Group; CL = 3121 DeNodus sparularusN & W, UBL. Quincy, I. ChesterLimestone; CM= CoalMeasures; Co. = County; 3123 Dellodusspatulatus, UBL. Augusta, 10. Dev. = Devonian; F -= Fletcher; Fm. = Formation; Gp 3124 Deltodus spatularus, UBL, Honey Ck, Henderson Co., I. =Group; I = Illinois; IND = Indiana; I0= Iowa; K1 = 3128 Deltodus?, UBL, Quincy, I. Kinderhook Limestone; KL = Keokuk Limestone; M. 7016 Gyracanthus fin spine, CM. USA or UK? 7035 Ageleodus pectinatus, UCM, ?Newsham, Northumber- = Middle; MO = Missouri; N & W = Newberry & land, England, T. Atthey coll? Worthen; Path. = pathological specimen; PA = 7046? Petalodus (with basal 'root'). Pennsylvania; Penn. = Pennsylvanian; St J. = St John; 7048 ?Deltoduslcochliodont. SLL = St Louis Limestone; SP = Frank Springer; UBL 7050 Deltodus, CM, Carlinville, B. 7052 Acondylacanthus?, SLL, Alton, I. = = Upper Burlington Limestone; unno. unnumbered; 7053 Polyrhizodus. W = Worthen; WB =Warsaw Beds; WC = Wacbsmuth. +7054 Deltoduspropinquis,... roofno 5 coal, LCM. Carlinville and NB. Kinderhookian = basalMississippi~oumaisian UC, Gillespie, I, B. 7058 Ctenoorvchius. , semicircularis. LCM. roof of Coal no. 5. up to top Hastanan; Up. Burlington Lst = Vist5an/ Carlinville. I, B. Chadian; Keokuk Lst = Visean/Amndian; Warsaw 7066 petalodont (broken). CM, Springfield. I, W. Beds = Visian/basal Holkerian; St Louis Lst = Viskan/ 7068 Petalodus ohioensis, Penn. 1ateHolkerian-Asbian; Chester= ChesteridBrigantian. 7076 Cladodus sp. 7078 Petalodus, SLL, Alton, I, W. Devonian 7080 Petalodus? (3). CG, Chester, I, W (St 1). 7081 Fissodus bifidus "TYPES" (4). CL, upper bed, Chester, I, 7545 plasoderm? bone, Dev. or reworked into Kindcrhook Gp? W. 7617 placoderm bone, Jackson CO? 7082 Petalodus linguifer (4), CG. Chester. I, W. 7630 Holoptychius scales, Upper Dev., Famennian, Catskills, 7089 Polyrhizodus sp.. SLL. PA. 7090 Deltodus sfellatus. KL. Keokuk? - check St 1. and W. 7632/34? piece of bone, B ake-Oven, Devil's Backbone, Jackson figures. Co. 7093 Orrhopleurodus carbonarius (6). UC, upper 1st bed, La 7635 Worthen label "Devonian fish remains, Hamilton Group, Salle, I, W. Jackson Co., Ill. " - Ptyctodus toothplate, Asrerolepis? 70941194 Cladodus micropusIClododuspolitus. CL?, Chester. I. bone, possible placoderm spinal plate, piece of boncbcd IGS. including scales andPtycrodus = M. Dev. Lingle Fm. 7095 Cladodus zygopus, CG, Chestcr, I. 7636 labelled "Devonian fish" (no obvious sign), brachiapods, 7096 Cladoduscosrarus. CL, Chester, I, W. Devil's Backbone, Jackson Co.. Illinois. 7097 CladodusmngnificusTuomey, CL. Chester, I, IGS, ident. 7638 placoderm bone, Dev., Jackson Co. W. 7639? rhipidistian scales & ornamcntcd bones. Catskill Gp, 7098 Cladodusgrandis N & W, CL, Chcstcr, I, IGS. Mansfield. Tioga Co., PA. 7099 Cladodusarandis (no. 173). CL, Roseclear Bluff, Hardin 7641 Holoptychius, Catskill Gp. Mansficld, PA. . Co., I. unno. largeplacodermplateAspidichthys?,M. Dev., Ill. or Ohio? 7100 Cladodus zygopus + petalodont cf. F, 'Tvlountain L", unno. placoderm. Cement Quarry, M. Dev., Missouri? Chcstcr, I. Carboniferous *7101 Aspidoruscrenulatus, CG, Chester.1, W; FIGDv.II,pl.viii, Fig. 11. (13533) 1236 Peripristis semicircularis, Penn. *2791/21 'TYPE,Deltodus sparulatuslCochliodus. . .. . ,. 2932 "Chitomdus tubulis", KL, Keokuk?, W (wrong label with Chester. I, W. (13546) specimens?) 7104 Gyracanthus spine, CM. Newsham. UK?, W - needs *3059 Polyrhizodusprinceps FIGD. SLL, Alton, B. humidity control (one also marked 7103) 3063 Cte~canthuscoxianus? (3, worn). KI?, Burlington? 7106 Chomalodus sp., CG, Chestcr, I, W. 3027? Delrodus occidentalis Leidy, WB, Warsaw. 7109? Ileloduspolitus?, KL. 3065 Ctenacanthus, SLL. Alton. I. 7110 Polyrhizodus littoni. CM? -not found. 3076 Petrodus occidentalis, Bellville. 7113 ?specimen found but no data. 3077 Perrodus, Coal no. 1. CM, Rock Island Co.. I. W 1873. 7115 Dactylodus IobarusN & W, SLL, Allon, I, B 3080 Asteroptychius, SLL, St Louis, MO. 7116 ilelodus (20) CC, Chcster, I, W. (13539) 3082? Polyrhizodusparvulus, UBL, Quincy. I, W. 71 17 Dactylodus excavafus, CC. Chester. I. *3093 Desmiodus sp. FIGD, SLL, St Louis, MO, W. 7118 Helodus, CL, Monro Co., I, State coll. 1870. 3103 Sandalodus?lDellodusspatuIatus. SLL, Alton, I, W 1881 7119 Helodus elytra N & W. KL?, Keokuk. 10, Fletcher. 3114 Delrodusgrandis, KL, Kcokuk, 10, W. 7120 Psammodus rericularus. CG, Chester, I. 3116 Dellodw rhomboidus (2) N & W. SLL, NE OF Watcrloo. 7121 Lambdodus?, CL, Chcster. I. Monroe Co.. State. 7122 Poecilodus rugosum, KL or CL? ganoid, SLL, St Louis, MO, W. 7124 Petalodus acuminatus, CL. Chester, I. bone indet.. SLG, Winchester, Scott Co., I. 7125 coprolites, CL, Chester, I. Physonemus allonensis, SLL, St Louis, Monroe Co. 7126 Cladodus , CL, Chester, I. Acondylacanthus occidenfalis (3), SLL, St Louis, W. 7128 Orodus, CG, Chester, I. Ctenucanlhus gracillimus & other. SLL. Altou. I. W 7131 Venustodus angustus? (9). CL, Chester, I, W &State. Cladodus jaw, SLL. Alton, I, W. 7132 Xystrodusvenus, CL, Chester, I. Cladodus ferox (2 - one enormous but broken), SLL, 7135 indet?, CL, Chester. I. Alton, I, BIIMNHflGS. 7136 tooth of ?, CL, Chester, I. undct. spine?. 7137 tlelodus? (small rectangular tooth), CL, Chester. I, W. Cladodus jaw (fine specimen), WB, St Louis, MO 7138 tooth?, CG. Chester. I, W. Cladodus stenopus (2 & base). SLL, Alton. I. W. 7139 "Cladodus" (broken cusp), Miss, Huntsville, Alabama. worn spine (2). WB. Hop Hollow, Madison Co., I. W. +7140 ?palaeoniscoid. no. 4 CL, Chester, Randolph Co., I, State bradyodont tooth undet., WB, 3 mls above Alton, I, W. 1870. (+ 13544) spine ornamented with stellate tubercles (6). St Louis, 7141 Acondylacanthus?, CC. Chester, I. MO, W. 7142 fin spines, CL, Chester. I. Erismacanthus? (6). SLL, St Louis, MO. B. 7143 Cterwcanrhus sitnilis, CG. Chotur. I. W Chomatodus?, SLG, St Louis, MO, W. 7144 Crenaranrhus cat~nolirarus.. CC. . Chertcr. 1. R? - GS. Tarnodus? (3), SLL, St Louis, MO, W. 7145 Cte~canthusangularus N &W (4), CL, Chester, I, W. tuberculated spine. SLG, St Louis, MO. *7147 Clerncanthusdef2erus (broken), SLL, Alton, I, B, Figd, v. Acondylacanthus? (4). SLL, St Louis, MO, W. VIP, p1.22, fig.i. petalodont?/Helodus?. SLL, St Louis. MO. W 7149 Crenacanthus (broken). SLL. Alton, I, B. undet. teeth (2). SLL, St Louis, MO. State. +7150 spines (rotten)+Helodusnobilis?, Cuyahnga Shale. Berea, palaeoniscoid & other scales, SLL, St Louis, MO. Ohio - Dcv./Carb. calcified cartilage, SLL, Monroc Co., I, B? 7151 cochliodontlHelodus?. SLL. Allan. I, B. undct. tooth, KI/St Louis? 7152 spineundet. (2). SLL, Alton, I, B. pustulate bone, SLL, Alton, I, W 7155 Erismacanthus maccoyanus, SLL. Alton. I. B. undet. spine, SLL, Monroe Co.. I. 7156 "Drepanacanthus" reversus (Physonemus?), SLL, Alton, Anfliodus? (2). SLL, Monroe Co. I, all as 4156) cochliodont & undet., WR, Warsaw, I.

7158-~ ~ "Ctenaconfhus" "~racillimus. SLL. Alton. I. B bone. WB. 7159 "Cfenacanfhus", SLL. Alton. I. B. Orodus? spine. SLNB?, N Warsaw, I. 7163 AmacanthusgibbosusN & W, SLL, Alton, I, BIGSI. Anfliodus polirus (3), WB, Warsaw, I. 7164 various spincs incl. Clenacanthus. & calcified cartilage, Asleroprychius spincs, SLL, Monrac Co., I, B. SLL? Asferoptychius. SLL, St Lauis, MO. 7166 spine top. SLL. Alton, I. B. Chitonodus (Deltodus), WB, Warsaw, I. 7168 shark cartilage - braincase or girdle, K1 or SLL. Chomatodus insignis Leidy (8). SLL, Monroe Co., I, IGS. 7169 Deltodus sp., SLL, Alton. I. B. Chomarodus insignis (3). SLL, Alton, I. B. 7170 cochliodont, SLL, Alton, I, B. Cladodus ferox (2), SLL, Alton. I. B. 7171 cochliodont, SLL, Alton, I. Cladodus . SLL. 7172 "a new species" (pencil note), SLL, Alton, I, W/B. Cladodus spinosus, SLL, Alton, I, B. 7173 calcified cartilage, SLL, Alton, I. Cladodur srenopus. SLG. Warsaw. I. 7174 palaeoniscoid bone? & petaladant?, SLL, Alton, I, B. Cladodus sp. (2 worn), WB, N Warsaw, I. 7175 Poecilodus st ludovici, SLL, Alton, I, B. Cladodus slenopus N &W. SLL, Monroe Co.. I, W label 7176 Cochliodus, WB, Keokuk, 10, AN. "Statc coll.". 7177 Drepanacanthus. SLL. Cladodus stenopus, SLL, Alton, I, W 1881. 7178 Psammodusplenus St J & W (g), SLL, Alton, I, B. Cladodus sp. (possiblyThrinacodus-S.T.),SLL. Alton.1. 7180 Petalodus hybridus, SLL, Alton, I, B. Cladodus . SLG. Monroe Ca., I. 7182 Helodus (tiny). SLL, Alton, I, B. Cladodus . SLL, St Louis, MO. 7183 Helodus? sp. (2), Cladodus , WB, 3 mls above Alton. I, W. 7184 Helodus sp., SLL, Alton, I, B. Acondylacanthus?, SLL, Alton, I, B? 7185 cochliodont, SLL, Alton, I, B. "Ctenacanrhus"graci1limus (straightdentinerihs. 3). SLL, 7186 Marracanfhusrectus (several), N &W, SLL, St Louis & St Louis, MO, IGS. Alton, I. B/W/IGS. Clenopelalus sp. (2). SLL. Alton, I. 7187 Marracanrhusrecrus, SLL, Alton, I. Polyrhizodus(Dacrylodus)princepsN&W (6),SLL,Alton, 7188 Deltopfychius parvulus (mandibular post. teeth), SLL, I, B? Alton, I, B. Dactylodus lobafus (4+bits), SLL. Alton, I, B. 7189 Sandalodus?lDeltodus sparulur, SLL, Alton, I. IGS. bone & Polyrhizodus, SLL, St Louis, MO. 7191 Polyrhizodus littoni, SLL, Alton, I, B. Erlsmcanrhus mccoyanus. SLL. Momoe Co.. I. 7193 Polyrhizodus, SLL, St Louis, MO, (det. M. Hanscn?) Gampsacanrhus iypus (22), SLL, St Louis, MO. +7194 Cladodus sp., CL, Chcstcr, I, and 7194 Erismacantus Gampsacunthus?lM, SLL. Alton, I, W. maccoyanus (3). SLL, Alton, I, B. Homacanlhus gibbosus (3) & Polyrhizodus lobatus, SLL, 7195 Chomatodus insignis (3), SLL, Alton, I, RN? Alton, I. B. +7197 Cladodus magnificus, CL, Chester, I; Dellopsis (1 3540), Orodusplicatulus, SLL, Monroe Co.. I. SLL, Alton, 1, B. Orodus sp.. SLL. Monroc Co., I. 7198 Stenopterodusparvulus. SLL, Alton. I. B. Orodus (7), SLL, Alton. I. 7199 Venusrodus venustus Leidy, SLL, Alton, I, B. Desmiodusor Venustodrrs, SLL,Banett Station, St Louis, 7200 Tarnodu.~fasciatus?, WB, Warsaw, I, W. MO, W note. 7276 Petalodus curtis N & W,SLL ("WB"), 1.5 miles below 7358 Deltodus grandis, KL. AN. BluffCity, Scotts Co., I; St J to W note "21 Dec 1870". 7359 Deltodus occidenralis, KL. Keokuk, 10. F. 7277 Poecilodus st ludovici (3). SLG, Bremerlm Quarry, St 7360 Delrodus angularis, KL, Keokuk, 10, F. Louis, MO. B. +7361 Deitodus occidentalis = Deltodus angulus. KL. Keokuk, 7278 Polyrhizodus dentatus (3). SLL, Alton, I, B. 10, F. 7279 Polyrhizodus littoni, SLL, Alton, I, B. 7362 Deltodus angularis &Deltodus occidenralis,KL Keokuk. 7281 Psephodusplanus (broken),SLL, St Louis, MO. 10, F. 7284 Tanaoduspusillus (3). SLL, Alton, I, W. 7363 Deltodus spathulatus, UBL. 7285 Venustodus (2),WB, Alton, I, W. 7364 Deltodus spatulatus, Burlington. 10, AN. 7286 Venustodus leidyi (3). SLL. Alton. I. B. 7365 DeNodus stellotus, KL. Warsaw, AN. 7287 Venustodus (31, UBL,Burlington, 10, B. 7366 cochliodontlDeltodus, BUL? 7288 Varicinodus. KI, Le Grand, 10. +7367 Delfodus stellalus (some with dentine anomalies), KL, 729-? Antliodlrspolitus, UBL, Pleasant Grove. State. Keokuk, 10. AN. Path. 7293 Antlioduspolitus, KL, Keokuk?, B. 7369 Deltodus undularuslPoecilodus, KL. Keokuk, 10, F. 7297 Antliodus similis (3). WBKL,Warsaw. I. B. 7370 Deltodus undulatus, KL. Hamilton. I. 73-? Antliodus or Chomatodus. +7371 DeNodus undulatus, KL?. Warsaw, I. 7300 Antliodus sulcatus (3). KL, Warsaw. I, B. +7373 DeNoduslSandalodus. KL, Keokuk, 10, F and Delrodus, 7301 Antliodus, KL,Keokuk, 10. KI, Le Grand, I0 and Delrodus, WB. Warsaw. I. 7302 Aspidotus crenulatus. KL. Burlington. 10. 7374 Deltodus, KL, Keokuk, 10, F. 7303 Chomatodus offinis. KL. Warsaw. I. BIW. 7375 Deltodus, KL, Keokuk. 10. +7304 Chomatodus angulatus (2). UBL, Burlington, I0 and 7376 Delrodus, KL, Keokuk, 10, F. Helodus. 7377 Deltodus, KL, Keokuk, 10, F 7306 ChomatoduscuNillus (3),UBL, Burlington, 10. 7378 Delrodus, KL, Keokuk, 10, F. 7307 Chomatoduspusillus (3). KL, Keokuk?, AN. 7380 Deltodus, KL?. AN. 7312 Chomatoduspusillus (3). BL, W. 7381 DeltoduslSandalodus (2). KL, Keokuk, 10. 7313 Chomatodus sp.. BUL, Quincy, I. 7384 Delroptychius wachsmuthi St J & W.KL, Keokuk, F. 7314 Chomatodus sp. (11) & small neoselachian? tooth, UB. 7387 Desmiodus (2, 1 Helodus?), KI, Le Grand, 10. Quincy, I, W July 1870. 7388 Sandalodus laevissimus, Kcokuk, 10, F. 7315 Chomatodus sp. (2). KI, Le grand, 10. B. 7392 Deltoduscomplanatus (3)& Acondylocanthusspine. UBL, 7317 Chomatodus sp. uov?. KI, Burlington, 10. Burlington, 10. +7318 Cladodus alternotus, KI, Burlington, I0 and (13535) 7398 Sandalodus laevissimus, KL. Warsaw, I. Cladodus micropus & Lan6dodus. KL, Keokuk, AN. 7402 Deltodus sp., EUL, Sagetown, I, W. 7319 Cladodusalternatus, KI, Burlington, 10, State. +7403 Ctenacanlhus, KL, Keokuk, 10, AN: fish spines, SLL, St 7320 Cladodus angulatus, KL, Keokuk, 10. AN. Louis, MO. 7321 Cladodusangulatus, KL, Keokuk. 10. AN 7404 Crenacanrhus tribulus, KL. Keokuk, 10. F.

7322 Cludodus bellifer?. BUL, Burlington, 10. AN. 7406 Cfich;odu.sco.starur (h T 1). UHI.. Warsaw. l. 7325 Cl~~dudusexi~uis.KI. Burlinrtun. 10. 7408 CoclrLodus~uslolu.switl~honc/minc. KL. Warsaw.1. IGS. W.. U...... -. - 7327 Cladodus intercoststus, UBL, Cedar Ck, Warren Co., I, 7409 ifelodus nobilis = Chironodus latus. KL, Keokuk, 10. F. coll? 7410 Nelodusconsolidalus (3).KL, Warsaw, I, F. 7328 Cladoduslamnoides. KL, Warsaw. I. 741 1 llelodus consolidatus (2).KL, Keokuk, 10, F. 7330 Cladodusmicropus, KL, Keokuk, 10, F. 7412 llelodusnobilis, KG. Keokuk, 10. AN. 7331 Cladodus ,BUL, F. 7414 Helodusangulatus (2)(stuck to 7429 labcl),UBL, Pleaant 7332 Cladodusmicropus, UBL, Honey Ck, I. Grove & Quincy, I. 7333 CladodusmicropusN & W,UBL, Burlington, 10. 7415 Helodus compressus (5,incl Chomatodus?) UBL,I0 &I. 7334 Cladodusprenuntius, KL, Keokuk, I, F. Warsaw; St Jnote. +7335 Cladodus , UBL, Pleasant Grove & Burlington. 10. "cf. 7416 Helodus coniculus (28). LC. with Cladodus robustus". 7418 Helodus crenulatus, BUL, Burlington, 10. 7336 Cladodus springeri. KI, Burlington, 10. 7419 lleloduspolitus?N &W,KL?, Keokuk & Burlington. AN. 7337 Cladodus succinatus, KI, Burlington, 10. 7420 Asleroptychius. SLL. Manroe Co.. I. 7338 Cladodus wachsmuthi, KI, Burlington, I0 7423 Helodus sulcatus (7,cf. Chomatodus), UBL,Honey Ck, I, 7340 Cladodus , KI. Le Grand, 10. W. 7341 Clododus ,KI, Le Grand, 10. 7424 Helodus? sp., KL. Keokuk, 10, F. 7342 Clododus sp.. KIG. Le Grand. 10. 7426 ilelodus anguIalusIsulcarus. UBL,Augusta, 10. St Jnote. 7343 Cladodus , KI, Le Grand, 10. 7427 Helodus. UBL. 7344 Cladodus (specimen not found), KL, Keokuk, F. 7429 Helodus?, UBL,Burlington, 10, State. 7346 Cladodus. UBL, Burlington, 10. 7431 Orodus. 7347 Cladodus, BUL, Quincy, I. 7432 Orodus ornalus (many. all sizes). KL, Keokuk, 10, AN. 7348 Cladodus, KL, Keokuk, 10, AN. 7433 Chomatodus ("= llelodus"), UBL, Cedar Ck, I, W. 7349 Cladodus . UBL. Burlington. 10. 7434 Liodus calcaratus. UBL. Burlington, 10. 7350 Cladodus (2). UBL, Burlington, 10. 7435 Lisgodus sp. nov?, KI. Burlington. 10. 7352 Cladodus (worn with raised labial ridge) (2). LBL, 7437 Mesodmodus explanarusSt J & W (5).KI, Burlington, 10, Burlington, 10. W. 7353 Cladodus sp., BUL, Burlington. 10. AN. 7439 Orodus ornatu5 (several in jaw, teeth & scales), KL, 7354 Cladodus. UBL, Quincy, I. Keokuk. 10, AN. 7355 Cladodus, BUL? 7440 Orodus daedalus (6),KI, Burlington, 10. 7356 Cladodus robustus. BUL?, N. I. 7441 Orodusdaedalus (16).KI, Le Grand, 10. 7357 Cladodus exilis. KI. Burlington. 10. 7442 Orodus decussatus? (2),KI, Le Grand, 10. 7443 Orodus decussatus (5), KI, Burlingmn. 10. 7510 Ctenacanthus speciosus (3, 1 worn), KI, Burlington, 10. 7444 OroduseleganfulusN & W, UBL, Quincy, I, W Old coll. 7511 Ctenacanthus. 7445 Orodus major (2, 1 is Helodus), KI?, Burlington, 10. 7512 CAST Acondylacatrrhus ziphias St J &W, SLL, Alton, I, +7446 Delfodus sp., BUL, Honey Ck?, Henderson Co., I, W and 7514 Acondylacanthusgracillimus, KI, Burlington, 10. Orodustuberculafus (2). UBL. Burlington, 10. 7515 AsteroprychiusvetustusS t J & W or Acondylacanrhus (2), 7447 Orodus whiteii (articulated), KI, Le Grand, 10. KI, Le Grand, 10. 7448 Orodus sp. (6 articulated). KI, Le Grand, 10. 7516 Asteroptychius. KI. Burlington, 10. 7449 Helodus? (2). KIG, W. 7517 Asteroptychius or Acondylacanthus (4). KI, Le Grand, 10. +7450 Helodus; and Orodus culcararus, UBL. B/. W. 7518 Glymmatacanthus?, KI, Le Grand, 10. 7451 Orodus ornatus? (2). KL, Warsaw, I. 7519 Drepanacanthus?, KL?, Keokuk?, 10. 7452 Orodusmarillaris, UBL. Honey Ck. I. 7520 Physonemusgigas? (worn) = Ctenacanthus?, UBL, Quincy, 7454 Orodusvaricostatus. BULI, Burlington. 10, AN. I. 7455 Orodusvaricosfatus, BL. Burlington, I0 +7523 Cladodus deflexus, UBL, Pleasant Grove. 10; coprolite?l 7456 Helodus sp. (7), UBL, Honey Ck, I, W. phosphatenodules &bits ofcladodonttooth, KI, Clarksville, 7457 Cladodus.Mesodmodus& assorted teeth, LBL. Burlington, MO, B? 10, SP 1872. 7524 Orodus. 7458 Mesodmodus variabilis (7). UBL, Buffinton Ck. 10, "L. 7525 palaeoniscoid fragmenls. KI. Burlington, 10. W. SP". 7526 Drepomconrhw7, KL. Keokuk. 10. 7460 Antliodus (16). UBL, Quincy, I, IGS. 7531 assorted teethetc., L,Cladodus, Helodus,BUL, Burlington, 7461 Pefalodus?. KG. Keokuk, 10, F. 10. F 7462 Petalorhynchus striatusN&W (2), UBL, Quincy, I. W. 7534 PoeciloduslFlelodus?. KL, Keokuk, 10, F. 7463 Pefalorhynchussrriatus (2). UB, Honey Ck. I. W. 7535 cochliodont, KL. Keokuk. 10. 7467 Petrodus sp., UBL, Quincy, I, State. 7537 Polyrhizodus. KL, Keokuk?, F. 7468 Polyrhizodus porosus? or Chomafodus. UBL, Pleasant 7539 Glymmatacanthus spine. Grove, Des Moines, 10, St 1 to W. 7542 indet spine (2). KL. Keokuk, 10. F. 7469 Antliodus. Petalodus or Tanaodus. UBL. Burlington, 10. 7545 piece of skull bone? - see Devonian. (13538) 7546 dermal scutes (iniopt?) & Petrodus. KI, Burlington, 10. 7470 Poecilodus sfellatus (3), WB, Warsaw, I. 7547 fin spine, KI. Lc Grand, 10. 7471 Poecilodus ornatus. KL, Keokuk. 10,F. 7548 indet?, KI, Burlington, 10. 7472 Poecilodus ornotus, KL, Kcakuk, 10, AN 7549 Deltodus?, KIG, Burlington, I. 7473 Poecilodusporosus (3), KG, Keokuk, 10, AN. 7550 spine. KI, Burlington, 10. 7474 Poecilodus rugosus, KL, Keokuk, 10, F. 7551 Chomatodus (2). KT. Le Grand. 10. 7475 Polyrhizodus truncatus, BUL?, Burlington, 10, W. 7552 cochliodont, KIG, Burlington, 10. 7476 PolyrhizodusporosusN&WorPeralodrrsorChomafodus 7553 palaeoniscoid? bone, KI, Burlington, 10, W. (12), UBL, Quincy,l; Wnotc"is this aPolyrhizodusatall". 7554 Chomatodus, UBL. Pleasant Grove, Des Maines Co. 7477 Polyrhizodus?. BUL, Sagetown, I, W. 7556 cochliodont & Dcltodus, BUL, Burlington, 10. 7478 Psephodus fumidux, BUL, Burlington, 10. +7557 Deltodus, UBL, Burlington, 10 and Ctenacanthus? spine. 7479 Psammodus springeri- UBL, Burlington, 10. W. 7561 Acondylacanthus? spine, LBL, Burlington, 10. 7480 Psammodus springeri N &W (2), UBL, Burlington, 10, 7562 hclodont, UBL, Pleasant Grove, 10. WC. 7563 cochliodont, L. LC. +7482 Cfenacanthus sp. spine or Physonemus depressus (2), KI. 7564 Helodus?. UBL. Quincy, I. Budington, 10. 7565 assorted teeth, petalodont, Orodus, Helodus, glauconitic 7483 Physonemus depressus? (2). KI, Le Grand, 10. band. 7484 spine undet. 7566 Antliodus?. BUL. Quincy. I. +7485 Physonemus carinatus (missing?) & "Physonemus +7567 Polyrhizodus,Deltodus & Chomatodus(5), BUL, Quincy, proclivus" = Clododus tooth, KI, Burlington, 10. I. 7486 Physonemus? sp., KI, Lc Grand, 10. 7568 Cladodus & Petalodus (12). UBL?. Quincy, I. 7487 Psephodus obliquus, BUL. Burlington, 10. AN. 7569 indct bone fragments, UBL. Quincy, I. 7488 Psephodus obliquus? 7571 large bones?bradyodont, BUL, Sagetown, HendersonCo., 7489 Psephodus symmetricus (sevcral). KI, Le Grand, 10. I. W. 7496 Cte~canthusvarians (5). KIG, Le Grand, 10. +7572 Cladodus sp.. SLL. Quincy.-. I and Cladodus cus~idatus. 7497 ?Ctenacanthus spectabilis St J & W (2). KI, Le Grand. 10. UAL. Quiniy, I. 7498 Crenacanthussculptus? (very worn), KI. Le Grand, 10,B. 7573 helodontIcochliodont?, BL, Quincy, I, B. 7499 Ctenacanfhus sculptus (2). KI. Burlington. 10. 7574 fish s~ine. (worn., . KL.. Warsaw. I. 7500 DrepanacanfhuslBalacanfhus sp., KI, Le Grand, 10. 7575 Drepanacanthus (2. tuberculated). KL, Warsaw, I. 7501 Ctenacanthus sp. (very largeornament). KI, LeGrand, 10. 7576 Cochliodvs (2). KL, Warsaw, I. 7502 Ctenacanthus?. UBL, Burlington, 10, W. 7577 Deltodus sp., KG, Niota, I. 7503 Drepanacanthus? (Ctenacanthus) keokuki. KL, Keokuk, 7578 bradyodont, KL. 10, F. 7579 cocl~liodant/Deltodus?(2), KL, Warsaw. I. 7504 Drepanacanfhus?lXystrodus, KL. Keokuk, 10, F. 7580 CAST - fin spine, KL. 7505 Drepanacanthus?. KL, Keokuk, 10, F. 7581 Delfodus sp.. De Moines Rapids. Lee Co., 10. 7506 Ctenacanthus coxanus St l?,KL, Keokuk, F. 7584 bone bed samplc, KL, Keokuk. 10. 7507 Ctenacanthus, UBL, Honey Ck, I. 7585 Helodus? and petrodi, KL, Kcokuk. AN. 7508 "Ctenacanthw raridentatusn. sp.". UBL. Pleasant Grove. 7586 Cochliodus (2). KL, Keokuk, AN. -.1~ 7587 round spinc?. RUL. Burlington. 10. AN. +7509 Cfenacanfhus keokui, KL, Warsaw. I, State; 7589 Deltodus sp., UBL, Honcy Ck, I. Acondylacanthus?, UBL. Pleasant Grove. I. 7591 Lambdudus dcnticle, UBL, Honcy Ck, I. 7592 helodonts, UBL, Honey Ck. Henderson Co.. I, W. unno Helodus (2), KI. Burlington, 10; St J note "Newberry 7593 OroduslHelodus? referred to Helodus biformis". 7595 Cladodus and stellate placoderm? bone or is it crossopt? unno Drepanacanfhusgemmar~rsN&W (4), KL, W, I; St1.note (reworked?), BUL. Honey Ck. I. to Worthen "5 Aug. 1870". 7596 fin spine in sst - acanthodian?, CM?. 7597 spine indet. (worn). KI, Le Grand, 10. Acknowledgements 7598 calcified cartilage. KI, Le Grand, 10. 7600 calcifiedcartilage(spineorskeleta1element) KI, LeGrand. We thank Joseph Devera (Geological Survey of Illinois) for 10. transmitting informationon current geological nomenclature. 7601 fish spine (worn), KI, Le Grand. 10. photographs courtesy of the ~llinoisState Museum 7602 Petrodus, calcified cartilage, KI, Le Grand, 10. (photographer Marlin Roos), the Illinois StateLibrary. S.T. +7603 Psephodus; fishspines (worn, unusual), KI, LeGrand, 10. lhanks the Illinois State Museum for financial help and the 7604 Petroduspusrullosus (several), KI, Le Grand, 10. Leary family for excellent hospitality during her stay in 7605 Psephodus and Helodus, KIG, Le Grand. 10. 7606 Psephodus obliguuslcochliodont (assorted small plates). Springfield and the Queensland Museum for basic facilities KIG. Le Grand. 10. during her Honorary Research Fellowship. 7608 bonebed & 8 assorted toothplates. KIG, Le Grand, 10. B? 7609 "cruciform" bone, KIG, Le Grand, 10. B. References 7611 Drepanacanthus?. KL, Hamilton, I. 7614 mostlyPrychtodus.KIG,PikeCo..I(reworkedDevonian?). BERGSTROM, R.E. 1982. lllinois State Geological 7615 bradyodont undet. Survey: its history and activities. Illinois Institute of 7623 large fish bones, KIG, Louisiana, MO, B Natural Resources. Illinois Slate Geological Survey. 7626 cochliodont, bone with tooth. Educatuional Series 12, i-iv + 40pp. 7627 Delfodusangularus?&ptychtodont?toothplate(reworked Devonian?). KI, Louisiana, MO. BLISS, N.W. and WHITE, C.A. 1890. The private life 7628 Helodus? or eugeneodont. KIG, Louisiana, MO. and scientific work of Professor Amos Henry 7629 Deltodus. Worthcn. In Geological Survey oflllinois v. 8, 7642 Chifinodus vaticinus (several), UBL, W. Appendix, 1-37. 7648198 cochliodont. 7753 Chomatodus. BUL. CROOK, A.R. 1907. A history of the Illinois Stale 7835 Cladodus & spine indet. Museum of Natural History. Illinois State Museum, 7838 Delrodus? with Calopodus-type tooth, LC. Springficld, 20 p. 7891 Anlliodus cucullxs. KL. Hamilton. I. B. *8720 Physonemus falcatus St 1 & W 1875, SLL - Lund 1985 HALL, J. 1857. On the Carboniferous limestones of the refers to falcatus. Mississippi valley. Proceedings of the American *8721 Orodusverustus FIGD, SLL, St Louis, MO, Washington Association for /he Advancemenr of Science, 10th University. mceling, 1856, Albany, NY, 51-69. 13527 Cfenocanthus sp. = Acondylacanthus aequicostatus, CG, Chester, I. (+7147) HANSEN, M.C. 1987. Systematic relationships of 13528 Drepanacanfhus (3) pctalodontiform chondrichthyans.1n J.T. Duwo Jr & 13530 Batacanthus sfellaf~~s,KL. Keokuk. 10. H.W. Pfcrferkorn (cds). Neuviime Congris 13533 cladodonrid, cartilages - jaws and head?. SLL. Alton. I. B. Internaiional de Slratigraphie et de Geologie du 13541 Helodus, UBL. Quincy, I. W. Carbonifere. Comptc Rendu, v. S,Paleontology, umo Anlliodus and cf. Anfliodus. Paleoecology, Paleogcography. Pp. 523-544. WO Chomatodus, LC. unno Chomatodus inconstans, CG, Sloan's Valley, Kent. I? HANSMAN, R.H. and SCOTT, H.W. 1967. Catalog of unno Ctenacanrhus. Worthcn type and figured specimens at the University unno Helodusnobilis, KL?, I? of Illinois. Journal of Paleonfology 41,1013-1028. unno Dellodus (assorted). UBL, Warsaw, St Louis, C. unno Deltodus stellatus, KL. Kwkuk, 10. KEMP, J.F. 1892. Memorial orJohn Strong Newberry. umo Delrodus stellarus. BUL, Quincy. l. Geological Sociely of America. Bulletin 4, frontispiece unno Delfodus with dentine blister. LC. Path. + 393-406. Cladodus srenopus, KL or SLL?, Whitehall Green Co. unno KENT, L.S. 1982. Type and Figured Fossils in the unno tlelodusIOrodus?, WB. Scatt Co.. I, W Worlhen Collection at the Illinois State Geological nmo Deltodusstel!atus"oneofth~original~~fDel~odu~s~e//atus N &W.Keokuk, W. Survcy. Illinois State Geological Survey Division, unno Helodus sp.. BUL, Burlington, 10. Circular 524,65 p. umo edestid or petalodont in jaw. KEYES, C.R. 1921. Memorial of Orcstes Hawley Saint unno Rhizodus hibberti SLL, Alton, I. John. Geological Sociely of America, Bulletin 33,31 umo Acondylacanrhus, KL. Bentonsport? unno Physonemus. 44 + pl. 2. unno Polyrhizodus (Dactylodus)princeps, SLG, Allon?. B? LEARY, R.L. 1971. Catalog of Pdlcozoic Pdleozoological unno Polyrhizodus limoni?, no. 4, Chester, Randolph Co.,? lype and figurcd spccimcns at the Illinois State unno Poecilodus, BUL, W. Museum. Illinois State Academy of Science, unno Drepanacanthus Transactions 64 (3), 254-259. nnno PsephoduslHelodus biformisN & W (14). KI, Rurlington. 10, W. LUND,R. 1985. The morphology of Falcatus falcatus (St ST JOHN, 0. and WORTHEN, A.H., 1875. Descriptions John and Worthen), a Mississippian stethacanthid of Vertebrates. Geological Survey of Illinois, v. VI, chondrichthyan from the Bear Gulch Limestone of Geology and Palaeontology, 245-488. Montana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5 (l), 1- ST JOHN, 0. and WORTHEN, A.H. 1883. Descriptions 19. of fossil fishes; a partial revision of the cochliodonts MAISEY, J.G. 1984. Studies on the Paleozoic Selachian and psammodonts. Geological Survey oflllinois v. genus Ctenacanthus Agassiz. No 3. Nominal Species VII, 55-264. referred to Ctenacanthus. American Museum Novitates WILLMAN, H.B., ATHERTON, E, RUSCHBACH, T.C., 2794.1-20. COLLINSON, C., FRYE, J.C., HOPKINS, M.E., MANTELL, G. 1838. Wonders of Geology; or, a Familiar LINEBACK, J.A., and SIMON, J.A. 1975. Handbook Exposition of Geological phenomena. London. Henry of Illinois Stratigraphy. Illinois State Geological G. Bohn, London. Survey. Bulletin 95,261~~. MANTELL, G. 1844. The Medals of Creation: or Firs1 WORTHEN, A.H. 1857. On the Occurrence of Fish Lessons in Geology, and [he Study of Organic Remains in the Carboniferous Limestone of Illinois. Remains. Henry G. Bohn, London. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 10th meeting, 1856, Albany, NEWBERRY, J.S. and WORTHEN, A.H. 1866. NY, 189-191. Descriptions of new species of Vertebrates, mainly from the Subcarboniferous limestones and Coal WORTHEN, A.H. 1866. Remarks on the Occurrence of Measures. Geological Survey of Illinois, v. 11, Fossil Fishes in Illinois. Geological Survey of lllinois, Palaeontology, 9-134. v. 11, Palaeontology, 11-16. NEWBERRY, J.S. and WORTHEN, A.H. 1870. WORTHEN, A.H., &MEEK, F.B. 1868. Geological Descriptions of Vertebrates. Geological Survey of Survey of Illinois, v. 111, Geology and Palcontology. Illinois, v. IV, Pt I1 Palaeontology, 346-374. SCHUCHERT, C. 1927. Memorial of Frank Springer. Geological Society ofAmerica, Bulletin 39,65-80.

LOST & FOUND

Enquiries and information, please to Patrick Wyse Jackson (Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland). Include full personal and institutional names and addresses, full biographical details of publications mentioned, and credits for any illustrations submitted. The index to 'Lostand Found' Volumes 1-4 was published in The Geological Curator 5(2), 79-85. The index for Volume 5 was published in The Geological Curalor 6(4), 175-177.

Abbreviations: CLEEVELY - Cleevely, R.J. 1983. World palaeontological collections. British Museum (Natural History) and Mansell Publishing Company, London. GCG -Newsletter of the Geological Curalors' Group, continued as The Geological Curalor. LF - 'Lost and Found' reference number in GCG.

204 British Association for the Advancement led to an extension of the First Series to the Second of Science collection of geological Issue (B) in 1903 and theThird Issue in 1904. A Second photographs. Series was produced in 1931 with a First Issue (D) and a Second Issue (E). Mounted prints from these Issues See also GCG 5(4): 158; 5(6): 230; 6(4): 174. were commonly to be seen omamenting the walls of Professor Frank Hodson, University of Southampton mmerous Geology Departments up and down the writes: country. The idea for a collection of geological photographs Almost everything that was housed in Bristol was originated in a~aoerbvMr.Osmund W. Jeffs in a ~a~erdestroyed by air raid and sometime after 1940 the v A- . . A read to the Association at its mceting in Bath in 1888. collectionofprints was transferred from theGeologica1 Survey totheGeology DepartmentofImperialCollege. At the 1889. Ncwcastle meetingv it took concrete form in theestablishment of a~ommitteeforthe"~ollection, In 1970,Prof. J. ~uttonwishcdto relocat~thecollection Preservation and Systematic Registration of andProf.F.Hodson,atthattimeRecorderofSectionC Photographs of Geological Interest in the United (Geology) of the Association, accepted them. Sixty Kingdom". The Chairman was Professor Jamcs Geike eightportfolios werercceivedforstorageintheGeology and the Secretary Mr O.W. Jeffs. The Committee Department at Southampton University. Discussion existed until the beginning of the Second World War with the Nature Conservancy took place as to a with the following officers. permanent repository forthe collection. They, however, were awaiting a new larger building and were not able ThetwochairmenwereProf. J. Geike(1889-1916) and at the time to house it in their then current In E'J' Garwood (1916-1940) and the Secretaries 1979, the Irish material was transferred to the Ulster O.W. Jeffs(1889-1895);ProfW.W. Watts(1895-1916); Museum in Belfast, It contributed to the jointly Prof. W.W. Watts and Prof. S.J. Reynolds, and catalogue of photographs of R, J, Welch (1983). S.J.Re~nolds(l916-1940). finallyProf. Overtheyears jzventually, in 1992 halfa century, the residue of the Committee issued 29 printed reports, the last in the the col,ection was to the custody of theBritish report of the 1939, Dundee Meeting. By that time the Geological Survey, numberofprints had grown to 9102. ProfessorReynolds reoorted that the ~rintswere contained in "about one 237 Plant fossils from the Keele Formation, hundred albums"kept in thelibrary of H.M. Geological Survey.Theotherproperty includingthe card catalogue, central England descrivbed by Emily Dix the negativcs, spare copies of successive reports and (1935). other printed matter, thc negatives of the publishcd DrChristophcrJ. Cleal, Department ofBotany,National series and corresponding lantem slide negatives and Muscum and Gallery of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff other miscellaneous property. The publishcd series CFI 3NP, Wales, U.K., writes: refers to prints, mounted, unmounted and lantern slides accompanied by a booklet with extensivc captions and Plant macrofossils are extremely rare in the red beds of issued as First Series, First Issuc (A) in 1902. The cost the uppermost Carboniferous of the English Midlands. was guaranteed by subscribers. It was very popular and Oneof themost widely quoted records is by Emily Dix (1935,GeologicalMagazine 72,556) who lists species 240. Thomas Owen Bosworth (1882-1928) from the Keele Formation exposed at the Foleshill Dr James B. Richardson 111, Chairman, Division of Brick and Tile COPit. Longford, near Coventry. The Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, University specimens werereportedlyobtained 'withtheassistance of Pittsburgh, Edward O'Neil Research Centre, 5800 of Messers J.F. Cooper and F.W. Shotton'. The record Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3706, U.S.A. is of particular interest as it includes the species [fax: 412-66527511 writes: Odontopteriscf. schlotheimiiBrongniartwhichstrongly indicates a late Stephanian age, a view which has I am seeking information and archival material become widely accepted in the literature (eg Wagner belonging to Dr. Thomas Owen Bosworth, the noted 1983, Scottish Journal of Geology 19, 152). There is, English geologist. Bosworth spent a time employed as however, other evidence that these beds may be of a school teacher in Northampton before becoming a earliest Stephanian (Cantabrian) in age and that Dix's geologist with the Geological Survey in Scotland. He identifications are wrong. Establishing which age then worked for a petroleum company in northwestern determination is correct has imponant consequences Peru and later in Canada. He died at the early age of 46, for understanding the Variscan evolution of central in Spratton, leaving a widow and five children. England. He was the author of Geology of the Tertiary and The problem is that none of the specimens has ever Quaternary Periods in the north-west part of Peru beenfigured and theirpresent whereabouts is unknown. (Macmillan 1922). I have checked the two main holdings of Dix's My purpose is to dctcrmine if any of his unpublished specimens, at the National Museum and Gallery of papers, fieldnotes, photographs, or memorabilia from Wales and the Sedgwick Muscum, all to no avail. I his years in thc oil ficlds of the Talara region of would be very intcrested to know if these important northwest Peru exist. 1 am an archaeologist who has specimens are still available for study, and also if thcre worked in thc rcgion for 30 years. areany otherknown assemblages of plant macrofossils from the Keele or Enville Formations.

238. Bright, a Wenlock Limestone locality. Matthew Parkes (Geological Survcy of Ireland, Beggar's Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4. Ireland) would appreciate any information on thc following: A locality called Bright, either on the outcrop of lhc Wenlock Limestone or else at about the same stratigraphical interval. The label would suggest it is probably in England or Wales, but it nccd not be.

239. Carboniferous Limestone fossils in Geological Survey of Ireland. Matthew Parkes (Geological Sumey of Ireland, Beggar's Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland) would appreciate any information on provenance of thc following collection: A suite of Carboniferous limestone fossils in ihe GeologicalSurvey of Ireland collections have an unusual numberingsystem. Eachspecimenhas aprintcd number, usually of two digits, which are preceeded by a handwritten "58" in a distinctive red ink.

Scrutton,Colin.(ed.).1995.Northumbrion rocksandlandscape: The Guide takes you to localities in the Precambrian Uriconian afield guide. Yorkshire Geuloglcai St,rirty/l:llenb.~nk ~riss, Volcanic Group, associated with intrusive rocks, the Ercall 216 pp. ISBN 1873551 11 X. I'upcrback. Price: 29-99, Granophyre, and the unconformably overlying Wrekin Quartzite and Lower Comley Sandsmne, of early Cambrian age. It describes Hot on the heels of Lakeland rocks and landscape and Yorkshire each locality briefly but clearly, with cross references to what is rocks and landscape, this third geological field guide, published seen at other localities on the Trail and references to recent by theYorkshireGeological Society, follows much thesameeasy- literature. "Additional Localities Nearby", described in brief on to-use format, and is a welcome addition to the series. pages 18 and 19, extend the Trail to Tremadoc rocks with a Editor, Colin Scmtton, goes to some pains in his Introduction to l&prophyresill andLower Carboniferous sandstone and limestone with basalt lavas. A clear man and larce field sketches illustratine stress the importance of safety in the field and the need for U conservation of sites, which is always a worry when publishing the geology are supplemented by attractive colour photographs on this type of information. the front and back covers of the booklet that form an integral part of the Guide. Following an introductory chapter on the geological history of Northumbria, theguide comprises seventeen field excursions, five The booklet is well produced and printed, with ample useof hold- intheborderregions, seven in Northumberland and five in County face type to help the user in the field to pick out the references to Durham. For me, fondmemories are evokedparticularly by those each locality; bold and italic type is used to emphasise safety and to Holy Island and Bamburgh (Bert Randall &John Senior), the conservation aspects. A minor technical comment is that few Roman Wall (Mick Jones), WeardaleandNenthead [Brim Young), would nowadays regard the problematical Moberello as a brachiopod (pp. 13). Furthermore, the age of the base of the the Wear Valley (Tony Johnson) and Upper Teesdale (John ~ ~~ 4, Senior). Hundreds of Durham undergraduates will also have Cambrian (as recently defined by the world stratotype in covered this ground and the authors write with the authority of Newfoundland)isnow more widelv accentedas about 545 Mathan these years of experience. A glossary, short bibliography and a the 570 Ma date mentioned an p. 3. Therefore the first line on p. 4 useful list of Northumbrian geological museums camplctcs the would read more correctly as "the local base of the Camhrian". text. TheTrail is stated to be ideal for teaching geology at all levels, and Each of the excursions follows a similar format and begins by indced, with demanstrablc faults, unconformities, sedimentary explaining the purpose of the excursion, followed by remarks on structures and contrasts bctwcen various rocktypes, there is much logistics.Theseareparticularly uscfulandincludesuchinfomation to sec. I suspect, however, that the relative beginner might find the as therecommendedsizeofpmies, distances covered and severity, language of the Guide, clear and well mitten though it is, a little permission, parking, refreshments, toilets, tides and other safety too terse and technical; they would get more h-am the Trail if factors. This is followed in each case by a list of relevant maps guidcd by amoreexperienced geologist - whn would, I am sure, be (O.S. &B.G.S.), and brief remarks on the geological background. able to use the present Guide to very good effcct. Thencomes thcreal meatofthe guide, thecxcursion details, where A.WA.Rushton.BritishGeologicalSurvey,Keywor~h.No[ringham each localitv. identified hv a 6-fieure crid reference. is described NG12 SGG, U.K. Illh October 1995. accurately, hut leaving interprctationlargely to theuscr. Jargon is usedonly whercabsolutelynecessary andis thenidcntified in bold type and defined in the glossary. Maps and sections areplentiful, Giles, J.K.A. (ed.) 1995. Geological Data Management. clearly drawn and consistent in format, making the excursions Geological Society Special Publiention 97, 185 pp. ISBN 1 details easy to follow. And it's not just of local interest; I have 897799 34 X.Hardback. Price: £55-00. recently sent a copy of excursion 15 (Wear Vallcy) to a coral The management of large amounts of geological data calls for colleague in Queensland who informs me that thc baptismal font carcful consideration and planning prior to sctling up a digital in Brisbane Cathedral is carved from Frosterley Marble! databasc mmagement system.This, and advocating consistency in The hook comes in pocket-size with a tough linen cover, ideal for describing (and coding) dab elements are the most important field use and is not over priced at £9.99. Colin Scrutton is to be messages given in this book, resulting from two meetings (in 1992 comnlimented for his cdilorshio of this volume which will brine" and 1993) organized by the Geological Society's Geoscience these vast and beautiful areas of England to a larger public. Information Group. however templing it might be to keep thcm to ourselves! The 19 chapters in the book arc divided into thrce broad scctions: JohnNudds, ManchesterMuselun, OxJordRoad, Manchester M13 L).I~~~~.IFL.c1csig11 (X), d~l~l~~si~.~:II~~~CIIIL.II~ (7) ~n~l4 case studidi. 9PL. U.K. 1'112 I~I~II<)~I~V. . c11 autt~or': arc from lhe I3riti.h C;et,ln~ic.rl- Survc! (BGS), or connected with consultancy and oil companies, and rather few are from academic institutions. As far as can be judged, Toghill,Peter andBeale, Susan. 1994. ErcallQuarries, Wrekin museums curators are abscnl, which is strange considering the area, Shropshire. Geology Teaching Trail. Geologists' increascd use or digital management of museum collections. Association Guide No. 48,21 pp. ISBN 0 900717 47 5. Price: The introductory chapter by thc editor, J.R.A. Giles outlines the £3-50. contcnts of the volume, and presents six important points to be Shropshire displays as rich a range of geological phenomena as considered by adatamanager. These arc discussed in thc ensuring any county inBritain, andover the years many guides topartor all chapters, thus : - of the county have been published. This new Guide is relatively -What objective will the database meet ? modest inthe area that it covers and the scopc ofits subject, but it was written with a special purpose: subtitled "Geology Teaching -Why is a digital databasc bcing considered ? Trail", it was written in order ro descrihs a nmancnt neolonjcal " -When, if ever, will tbc cost and effort of creating the database bc trail set out in the Ercall Quarries and authorised by their owner repaid ? now that thcquarries aredisused. Within a small area a variety of geological features are easily accessible and admirably cxpased, - How will the database be designed and created ? and thetrailisdescribed in such a wav as to eive ancasv half-day's - Where are the users ? study or a more advanced and extcnded one-day outing.

-21 - Who will he responsible for maintaining the integrity of the that the catalogue has had to be typed, edited and produced database ? manually, rather than simply downloaded from a database. Despite having different reasons and objectives for designing A concise introduction by the Keeper of Geology, Mike Bassett aeolo~ical- - databases, the authors arrive at the same conclusions outlines the oreanisation of the cataloeue which follows the 1972 with advice to database managers: original, and justly notes the publication also reflects continuing effort to maintain andpromotecuratorialstandards. Thesheersize -Effort (time, labour andmoney) spenton thoroughmodelling and of the catalogue reflects the need for this supplement, which designing, prior to implementing expensive hard- and software. dwarfs the 1972 edition. Although additional pre-1972 type pays back in the long run. material since identified is included, and there are older collections -Data dictionaries and data normalization (terms) should be used acquired from university departments, the vast majority is newly to leave as little ambiguity as possible. collectedand donated material. This partly reflects thevigorously healthyresearchrelationship developed with the University College -Common software standards and dictionaries reduce the risk of Cardiff Geology Department. It also results from an active losing data, e.g. when transferring project data between systems. research programme within the Metadata ("data about data") is one area of access for external - There are 4 appendices. Within A canbe found the details of major users. collections acquired from individuals, institutions and thesis - Improve the status of the data manager (curator or collection collections, Appendix B is an alphabetic listing of all other manager) in order to re-use data already gathered and to maintain accessions than those in C, which were collected officially by its integrity. departmental staff. Appendix D is a phylum based list of all primary types, a total of 121 species; and there are 10 pages of - Outdated data for One may represent for others; references. Perhaps the simplestportrayal of why the catalogue is data brokers may exchange such data. This is a reminder for the timely is Figure showing growth in collections, which distribution of non-commercial museum data. increased from about 100,000 specimens in 1968 to over 750,000 Computer jargon is often crowded with acronyms, but with few in 1994. exceptions, all those used in this book are well defined. One The main body of the catalogue is clearly organised and easy to notable exception is the "decoding" of SQL as "sequential query use, with good stratigraphicaland locality information, and language" (instead of "structured query language") on page 123. remarks where appropriate previous, errors or The book contains a comprehensive index, where most terms and main between this and the 1972 edition is the key words can be found. Several well-known software products additionoffigures throughout hetextillustrating theprimarytype and systems are discussed in the text, but for some reason, you would from the NMW Geology dBaseIV, Microsoft Access and the Petrotcchnical Open Software Department, the photographs are all POSC are not. The catalogue is well produced, well illustrated and welcome. I The references are gcncrally wcll up-to-date including entries for have only two One is the price, which I is high 1994 and 1995. Otherwise. the subject is part of a fast evolving enough to deter some potential ~h~ second is that necessary lhe same today' industry and yesterdays truths are possibly thcusc of aslightly smaller font size would perhaps have Thus the price of hard disks (page 165%with reference to a 1990 reduced the number ofpages, and hence the cost, without being publication) is given to be USD 20 per Mb, but at the time of detrimental to the overall writing (January 1996). the "street price" is probably less than USDO.5OperMb.Theillustrationsallfollowthercquiredstandards Matthew Parks, Geological Survey of Ireland, Beggars Bush, usedfor modelling relational databases. Exceptions, however, are Iladdington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland. 6th March 1996. the poor "black text on black background" reproductions on pages 167 and 171. Herries Davies, G.L. 1995. North from fhe Hook: 150 years of Although museum case studies are lacking in this book, it should fheGeo~ogiealSurveyofIre~nd~Geological Survey ofIreland, still be read by museum staffprior to designing and implementing Dublin, pp. xi + 342. ISBN 1 899702 00 8. Prlce IRf35-00 a computer based collection management. The often tedious work (available from the Geological Survey of Ireland, Beggar's of modelling and designing instead of trying superficial ad hoc I,us,,, Haddington Road, Dublin 4). methods will he wcll rewarded when structured informalion is searched for and successfully retrieved Croke, F. (ed.). 1995. George Vicfor Du Noyer 1817-1869: hidden landscapes. The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ham Arne Nakrem, Palaeonrological Museum, University of pp. 88. ISBN 0903 162717. Price: IRf7-00 (available from the Oslo, Sars gr. I, N-0562 Oslo. Norway. 1st February 1996. National Gallery of Ireland, Merrlon Square, Dublin 2). 1995 was markcd by celebration inIrish geological circles for the Owens, R.M. and Bassett, M.G. 1995. Cafalogue of the Type, 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Geological Survey of Figured and Cited fossils in the National Museum of Wales: Ircland and the Queen's Collcges of Cork (now University College Supplement1971 -1994,250pp. NutionalMuseum and Galleries Cork), Galway (also now titled University College) and Belfast. of Wales, Geological Series No. 12, Cardiff. ISI1N 0 7200 0422 The Geological Survey ofIreland markcd its sesquicentenary in a 5. Softback. Price £34-50. number of ways, but mast notably through its publication of a This A4 softback book is a substantial publication, of 250 pages, history by Cordon Herries Davies, and its association with an reflecting a very large amount of work, both by the Catalogue exhibitionof watercolours by C.V. DuNoyer (1817-1869). oneof authors and by the workers whoscmatcrial is now deposited in the its finest geologists, held in theNdtional Galleryof Ireland during National Museum of Wales Geology Department, and forms the June through August. raison dice for this supplement. It also reflects a significant Norlh from the Ilook, Herries Davics' comprehensive history of curatorialinputby severalNMW staff,whoareduly acknowledged. the Geological Survey tells the often troubled, turbulent and Having worked, albeitbriefly, in thcGeology Department, Iknow triumphant events surrounding the mapping of Ireland's rocks George Victor Dv Noyer 1817-1869: hidden landscapes, a slim, from 1845 until the present today. Physically the book is large: in beautifully illustrated, book was published by theNational Gallery an A4fomat. hutyet is easy, and pleasing to handle. It is liberally of Ireland to accompany the exhibition of Du Noyer watercolours. illustrated with 15 colour plates and over 100 half-tones. Itcontainssix essaysthatfocusonthelifeof theartist andhismany interests: antiquities, geology, zoology and botany which are In 1824 the Ordnance Survey under Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas reflected in his paintings. Gordon Herries Davies pens a portrait Colhy (1784-1852) began to survey the country and produced the of Du Noyer while Pelra Coffey discusses his observations made first large scale topographical maps of the country. The Ordnance on Irish life and people. Jean Archer describes Du Noyer's Survey published one parish report in 1837 and six years later geological illustrations which range in size from tiny sketches Joseph Ellison Portlock's bulky memoir on the geology of made on the corners or reverse of his field sheets to larger Londonderry, and of parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh. Two years watercolours. Nigel Monaghan shows how Du Noyer was equally later in 1845 the Geological Survey was established under the athome producing lithographs forthe palaeontologicalmonographs Directorship of Thomas de la Beche and the Local Directorship of of Portlock and M'Coy. Henry James. For the next forty five years the officers of the Geological Survey in Ireland were engaged in producing a Struck down with scarlet fever at arelatively early age. Du Noyer geological map of the country. The first maps they published has left behind arich legacy of printed and painted works which depicted the geology of various counties at a scale of one inch to until recently was hardly known or appreciated. Through the two miles; subsequently from 1856 maps were published at the efforts of Jean Archer and others Du Noyer's talents arenow more preferred scale of one inch to one mile. The Geological Survey widely recognised. This volume does them justice; the editor and producedtotal of205 suchmapsheets with accompanying memoirs contributing authors deserve congratulations for this fine before theirtask wascompleted.TheimportanceoftheGeological production. Survey to Irish geology at this time cannot be overstated. It PatrickN. WyseJackson,DeparlmntofGeology, Trinity College, employedinmen such as Edward Hull (1829.1917). Joseph Reete Dublin2. 3rdApril1996. Jukes (181 1-1869). George Henry Kinahan (1829-1908), George Victor du Noyer (1817-1869) and Thomas Oldham some of the most eminent geologists to work in Ircland. Under Jukes an ambitious regime of field mapping bcgan that resulted in an average of about 1,000 square miles geologically surveyed per year between 1850 and 1870. However, the mapping programme didnot always proceed smoothly: Edward Hull's interpretation of some of the geology of southern Ircland was questioned by his officers, and he fell our with some of them, parLicularly with Kinahan. The conditions endured by the geologists were not always pleasant; in some cases the adverse conditions led to a breakdown in health. Of thc thirty two geologists cmploycd between 1845 and 1890 seven died. After 1890 when the the final map in the Geological Survey's mammoth series of one inch to one mile maps, was published, the Survey's staff was drastically reduced. In the ncxt three decades some important work, particularly in the area of glacial geology, wascarriedoutundcr theleadership ofGeorgeWilliam Lamplugh (1859-1926) who took charge from 1901 until 1905. In addition memoirs relating to some of Ireland's economic deposits were published in the first two decadcs of this century. Since the early 1960s the state of Irish geology and thc health of theGeologicalSu~eyofIrelandimproved enormously. This was largely due to the discovery of basemetals and hydrocarbons inor around Ireland. In 1960 the Government passed the Petrolcum and Other Minerals Development Bill which allowed for the exploration of parts of Ireland and its surrounding continental shelf, and in in 1963 a major base mctal deposit was locatcd in County Galway. The Geological Survey was consequently upgraded and took on increased numbers of staff, who wcrc able to service andencourage such economic dcvelopments. In thclast five years the Geological Survey of Ireland h3; commenced ~uhlicationof a series of geological maps ot the country at the scale of 1:100,000. Gordon Herries Davics' hook is a wonderful exposition and illustration of cartographic and institutional history. Often such tomes are dry and crusty - North from the iIook is full of flavour, and a joy read from start to finish. I will, no doubt, dip into, or rereaditmany times again. It is warmly andstronglyrecommcnded to all interested in thehistory and socialbackground ofgovernment geologisls. GEOLOGICAL CURATORS' GROUP 21st Annual General Meeting

30th November 1994 at the National Museum staff for that. The venue was of course most apposite - the of Wales, Cardiff. NorthamptonMuseum had afterallbeenasignificantcatalyst in the chain of events which saw the birth of our Group. The Group was pleased to see that real progress was being made 1. Apologies for absence on theuimportantgeologicalcollectionsthanks to thepositive Received from Diana Hawkes, Mick Stanley, John Cooper, attitude of the museum's management, the dedication of Tristam Besterman, SimonKnel1,Roy Clements, Rosemary members of their staff and Rosemary Roden. Roden, SteveMcLean, Stuart Ogilvy, and S teveThompson. The day was the more memorable for the launch of the 2. Minutes of the 20th Annual General Group'slatestpublication, theDirectoryofBritishGeological Meeting 1993 Museums (Geological Society Miscellaneous Publica~ion No.l8), compiled and edited by John Nudds and published The minutes were approved as a true record of the meeting; by the Geological Society Publishing House. John Cooper proposed by Gill Weightman, seconded by Tom Sharpe. and Nigel Cunningham should also be thanked for their involvement in its production. 3. Matters arising There were none. Collections without 'keepers' have continued to concern the Group,and hereIpay LributetoSimonTimberlakeandSteve 4. Chairman's Report from Paul Ensom Thompson who were closely involved with the 'Orphan The year of 1994 has been a milestone for the Group, Collections' seminar in Brighton. The Museums Association celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its formation backin the must also be thanked for their enlightened approach to the 1974. That was a timeof many causes to fight for, and a very hosting of meetings like this. This theme is one which we different museum culture to the one in which most of us hope will find further expression at the Manchester operatetoday. Theinterveningyears haveseengreatchanges, symposium next April while in the meantime continuing to many of apositivenature, thoughas JohnMartinsummed up tax members of the committee. in his report of the Northampton Meeting in Coprolile, 'we still have as big a fight now as we ever had'. We must be as I am of coursc especially pleased that we have (or certainly vigilant now as were those who set the Group on its course should have) received 4 parts of The Geological Curator 20 years ago, ensuring that the geological collections for since the last AGM. My thanks go to Peter Crowther for which we care, directly or indirectly, are not squandered by seeing the last two parts of Volume 5 through, to Monica a headlong rush to embrace the market-place economy in Price who has dealt with the page make-up, to Cath Bates museums. Peter Crowther in his penultimate editorial (The who saw to their printing and to John Martin and his team at Geological Curalor, 5, (8). p.302) writes of the conflicts Leicester who have dispatched them to us for the last 10 which exist and which ultimately 'rule our professional years. (Peter acknowledges all those involved in his last lives'. For better or for worse we have to respond to changc editorial, The Geological Curalor, 5, pt.9). At the Glasgow and with these conflicts in mind we look forward to the AGM Patrick Wyse Jackson was elected Editor and we are International Conference on the Value and Valuation of delighted to see Volume 6, parts 1 and 2 issued already. I Natural Science Collections to be held in Manchester in hope thatyouwill all keep your earsandeyesopen, watching April 1995. GCG is a sponsor of the meeting and has agreed for potential contributions and channelling them to our new to provide financial assistance fora limited number of places Editor. (see Coprolite No 15, p.6). Thc publication of the new edition of Thumbs Up and the For the present I return to thc past. For the celebratory successful distribution of thousands of copies to museums Northampton meeting I would like to pay special thanks to aroundthecountry was theresultofagreatdealofhardwork Simon Knell who undertook the onerous task of arranging by Colin Reid, and a most efrcctive distribution system both themeeting and thevery successful Anniversary Dinner through our Secretary and Manchester University. The costs where we were pleascd to see many senlor members of the involved were generously met by British Gas Exploration profession alongside those just setting out. It was a great and Production, The Curry Fund of the Geologists' pleasure to wclcome Hugh Torrens as our guest and after Association, Rockwatch and the Geological Society. Our dinner speaker - a task which he accomplished with grcat intention is to reprint this popular and importantleafletin the panache. There was a call for similar events in the future, to new year taking, account of the new telephone codes and which your committee will give due consideration. Sterling incorporating any necessary revisions. support was given by Dr Diana Sutherland who led the ficld trip the following day. WC were hosted in style by the During the year, and at remarkably short notice, the Northampton Museum and thanks to Sheila Stone and her Committee responded to the call for comments by the DNH on their Policy for Museums and Galleries. We hope that the terminology and uncurated collections. The terminology review they are undertaking will see the development of a working party have met once this year and have identified morerational andsupportiveapproach to museumsby Central some initial targets and have some documents in draft form. Government. We wait to hear from the working party on uncurated collections who will have reported to committee yesterday! The aim to hold a meeting at the Seckenberg has lapsed - at least for the time being. There is still a desire by Committee Three seminars were held: The very enjoyable 20th to follow the road to Europe and the right opportunity is Anniversary meeting in Northampton on 17th May. Thank being watched for. Thecommittee would like to thank John you to Simon Knell as local secretary and everyone at Cooperwhoseideait originally was,and for his efforts toget Northampton. Ameetinghostedby theMuseums Association it off the ground. Conference in Brighton on 12th September on Orphan Collections organised by Simon Timberlake and Steve At the beginning of the year the Committee invited Dr Bob Thompson. And finally the meeting today in Cardiff on Symestojoin themas aco-optedmemberand weredelighted Geological Display -new directions in intcrpretation.Thank when he accepted. During the year Rosina Down who had you to Tom Sharpe as local organiser. The meeting on been BCGrepresentative for at least the last 10 years handed University Collections had to he cancelled at short notice overto SteveThompson. Wethank her for her loyal support due to local circumstances. Thank you to all of Lhe people and regular attendanceduring that time. I would like to take who have helped in the organisation of meetings. this opportunity to thank all the Officers, who will be reporting to you in their own right, and Committee mcmbcrs Sue Rainton has been requesting material all year from for their support and hard work. TheGroup as a whole owes committee members for the groups archive which is now much to Tom Sharpe and Monica Price who continue to see steadily growing. If anyone has anything for inclusion in the that we are supplied with a wide variety of information archive please see one of the committee members. through Coprolite. Thanks to all those who contribute voluntarily or have their arms twisted! The Terminology The publicity leaflet and the new edition of Thumbs Up have WorkingParty undertheleadershipofRoy Clementsconlinue generated a lot of interest. Thegroup have sent out replies to todeliberateand welook forward to their first offering. Kate 64 pcople. Stcve Mclcan has very generously been hclping Pontin has remained in her role as corresponding scnd out membership packs to pcople. The group is still educationalistand hasbccnagreathelp wilh themachinations recciving rcqucsts forcopies of Thumbs Up from all over the over the National Curriculum. The Group is fortunate to world. have seen its last Chairman, John Cooper, invited to join the UK Systematics Forum. His presence will doubtless be of I have taken over the organising of the seminar programme value. from Colin Reid and it has been a lot harder to do than Colin makesitlook. However wehavc4 mcetingsand2 workshops Personal thanks go to Di Hawkes for all her hard work as planned for 1995 -delails to follow in the new year. Anyone Minutes Secretary for well over ten years. who has any ideas for mcclings or offersof venues please let mc know. The time has come in my chairmanship (The Geological Curator, 5, (B), pp. 331-332) to invite 'informal suggcsLions The Group have agrecd to assist up to 5 pcople to attend the (with supporting written statement) for possible [A G conference next year on the Value and Valuation of Brighton] medalists' to be sent dircct to me. You will, I am Collccdons . Please sec mc if you do want help in attending sure, remember that the award is made on the basis of the this confcrcncc. 'counselled choice of the Chairman'. This appeal is Lhc start of the selection procedure which culminaLes in thc 6. Treasurer's Report from Andrew Newman presentation of the Medal at next years AGM. Finance Finally, on behalf of the Group I would like to thank all our Thc accounts for Lhe period 8112193-30111194 are attached. speakers, leaders, and hosting organisations who through TheGcologicalCurators'Group has total assets of £ 12,737.37. their co-operation and contributions have made the last year Income over the past year has been made up mainly of such a good one. subscriptions and sponsorship. I wish to record my thanks to the membership for gcncrally promptpayment and to our 5. Secretary's Report from Mandy Edwards sponsors CJC Burhouse, British Gas and The Geological The Committee have met four times in 1994: 13th January, Society for their hclp with particular projects. Expcnditure London; 16th May Leicestcr; 28th September, Manchester has been in excess ofprcvious ycars hccause of the publication and 29thNovembe1, Cardiff. Theethics of collecting and the of thrcenumbers ofThe Geological Curaror and thc dccision useofcollections havebeen discussedby committeein 1994 to scnd Coprolire to all subscribcrs. The Group has been and wearelookingforward toaculminationof thesethoughts more active over the last year, publishing and distributing at the Value and Valuation Meeting in Manchester in April leaflets, for example. There was also a cost associated with 1995. the20th anniversary mccting atNorthampton. The netresult of the extra activity is that the Group has a dcficit over the The group still has two working partics in opcration - on year of £2765.12. This situation is clcarly untenable in the medium term so I propose to increase subscriptions by of the Brighton Medal to Charles Waterston, Reviews of 3 £3.00. This will mean that for 1995 onwards subscriptions books,andLoslandFound. Part2conlains6papersfrom the will be as follows: Personal UK: £10; Institutions UK: £13; 1992 Museums and Fossil Excavation meeting (these were Personal Overseas £12; Institutions Overseas: £15. This editedinconjunctionwilh SimonKnell,oneotherpaper,one increasewillcovertheprojectedcostsfor 1995. Thesituation note, the firstFactFile,reviews of 12 books, LostandFound, will remain under review. and the correct accounts for 1992! Membership I thank all those who submitted papers, those who reviewed Group nlembership has benefited considerably from the booksand in particular those who refereed submittedpapers. publicity leaflet. The total membership comprises of: Issues are now completely produced in Dublin. Typesetting UK personal members 291 is doneby me using lhe template producedby MonicaPrice. Overseas personal 55 My wifevanessaproof-read both issues, which wereprinted UK institutions 102 by ColourBooksLtdof Dublin. The printers are quick(three Overseas institutions 59 weeks from submission of CRC to delivery of finished Total subscriptionsof 507. This represents an increase of 38 journal) and very helpful. The quality of the illustrations is during the year. I would like to thank Steve Mclean for his for the most part excellent. A small number of less than help in dealing with enquiries generated by the leaflet. perfect illustrations appeared (particularly in 6(2)), which were reproductions from colour transparencies. If authors There was a query as to how much deficit was due to lheThe require good quality illustrations they must submit them as Geological Curator. TheTreasurer stated that it was a major good black and white prints. All the packing was done by factor, and that we could be in the red in the next two and a Charlotte Ni Bhroin in TCD. Many thanks. half years if we did not raise subscriptions. We now need more income as the group is more active with publications. At present I have three manuscripts in hand which havebeen Subscriptions have not gone up since 1989. Paul Ensom accepted for publication, and another two which were agreed that it was not unreasonable to increase the price oE submitted some time ago and which were returned to the subscriptions as we do lag behind in the prices of the other authors for revision. specialist groups. The intention to mail out abstracts from the Value and Valuation conference in Manchester would The Geological Curalor can publish upwards of 12 papers take a large proportion of the funds. per year, where the papers are 8-10 printed pages long. While I would encourage the submission of these shorter The accounts were adopted by thc meeting. papers I donotpreclude publishing longersubmissions. I am notkeen topublishprcliminarypapersnor working documents 7. Editor's Report for consideration by the membership. Turnover rate of from Patrick Wyse Jackson papers can be as fast as two months depending on when the papers are submitted and the amount of revision required. A weekafter agreeing to be youreditor itbegan to sink injust Please submit papers! how much work lav in the futurc. Mv, .oredecessor Petcr Crowther pulled the Curaror up by its boot strings and left behind a high quality journal, and he deserves thc grateful 8. Recorder's Report from John Nudds appreciation and thanks of the Group for his long term and This year has finally seen the publication of the long awaited hard work as Editor. GCG Direclory of Brifish Geological Museums, published by theGeological Society of Londonas MiscellancousPaper I havemadeanumber of modifications to his formula, which No.18. The Directory was launched on May 17th at the 20th I believe improve thejournal further. For example abstracts anniversary meeting of the Group at Northampton Museum are now published with all major articles. I have auempted and thanks must go to Mike Collins of the Geological toincrease thenumbcrofbookreviews withoutadding to the Socicty Publishing Housein Bath forsucceedingindelivering length of the journal by reducing thc font size. thc first 20copies literally hot from Lhc press toNorthampton for thatmemombleoccasion. Imuslalsoexpress my gratitude This year has seen the publication of 4 issues of The to Mikeand to John Cooper, whosebrainchild thisDirecfory Geological Curafor: Volume 5, Parts 8 and 9 and Volumc 6, was, for their joint efforts in steering theDirecrory through Parts 1and2. TheissuesofVolume5 wcretheresponsibility its final publication stages so quickly and so efficiently - of my predecessor PeLcr Crowther, while I have been after exhaustive chccking I can find only four errors, all of responsible for the issues of Volume 6. them trivial. Thanks are also due to all the contributors without whom there would have been nc oublication. Volume 6 Part 1 pp 1-45; published 22nd April 1994; Volnme6Part2,pp46-113;published8th November 1994. The Directory has been well publicised by the Geological Society and hasbecn vcry wellreccived with complimentary Part 1 contains a thematic set of 4 papers from the 1992 reviews appearing in New Scienrist (Doug Palmer), UK Symposium for Palaeonlological Preparators and Journal of Mines & Minerals (Dave Green), Palaeontology Conservators, one other paper, 2 notes, thc minutcs of the Newsleffer (Barrie Rickards) and several otherjoumnls. The 18th and 19th Annual General Meetings, notice of the award Geological Society appears pleased with its sales and I am hopeful that we will produce updated editions. Copies are Centres for the Annual Report. Some cenwes are very active available today at the reduced price to GCG members of with RIGS (Regionally Important Geological Sites) £9.95. involvement,othetsnoso, butRIGS generally hasgalvanised many into action. 15 organisations, mainly Record Centres, This year has also seen the preliminary preparation for a have GD2 installed and working and hopefully more will major international conference being organised jointly by follow. the GCG, BCG and Manchester Museum on the Value and Valuation of Natural Science Collections, to be held at Paul Ensom stated that the role of the NSGSD will be Manchester University from April 19th-21st 1995. This reviewed next year. conferencewill examine the scientific, cultural and financial valueofcollectionsandhasalready receivedresponses from 11. Election of Officers and committee over 100 delegates representing over 20 different countries. John Crossling was proposed as Minutes Secretary, Keynote papers will be given by the Earl of Cranbrook, Bob Symes was elected to the committee, Professors Garv Carneeie and Peter Wolmizer (Deakin University, Victoria, Australia) and Charles Pettitt 12. Election of Auditors (Manchester Museum. The deadline for registration at reducedfees (£100) is 16th December 1994, although GCG The re-election of Ken Scdrnan and Pmer Davies as auditors members can register up to 19th March 1995 at a special rate was proposed by John Martin, seconded by John Nudds and off90. In addition theGCG committee is offering 5 assisted approved. places to members; anyone who feels that they have a deserving case should apply in writing to the committee as 13. Any other business soon as possible. The deadline for rcceipt of abstracts has There was a query about whether theGroup intended to have now passedand theprovisional programme will be published a meeting further afield abroad in the future. Paul Ensom in the next edition of Geoscientist; members will note that replied that this was what the GCG hoped to do. geology is well represented in this programme and the confercncepromises to heof relevanceto all concemcd with 14. Date and venue of next AGM collections of natural scicnccs. Scvcral interesting social 29th November 1995 at the Ludlow Museum. events are also planned. The Chairman Paul Ensom proposed a vote of thanks to the 9. Officer" from "lin Reid hosts at the National Muscum of Wales for such a good Colin thanked Mandy Edwards for taking over the seminar m~ting,and,inparticularto~om~ha~eandCindyHowells programme which he had previously organised. who had hclpcdwith the arrangements

Thenew GCG leaflet appeared to bea success and Colin has now distributed 70,000 including through the Geological Society and the Museums Journal, there has been a good international response. Thc 'Thumbs Up' leaflet had to be redraftedcompletely; a limited print-run of ncw lcaflets was done because of the changes in telephone numbers in April 1995 and unawareness of parallel use of old and new numbers. A second run of leaflets will be done after April and sponsorship will bc rcquircd for this.

Colin expressed concern over thc lack of GCG response at special events such as at the Geological Society or thc Geologists' Association Reunion and stated we need more presence. Bob Symes said that we had had a postcr at the Reunion and that the GCG had taken part in the Fossil Day in Dudley.

10. National Scheme for Geological Site Documentation Coordinator's Report from Mick Stanley Mick had hoped toreport that after 14 years of hcing thc co- ordinator he would be able to give up but he was willing to continue for the time hcing. There had been one meeting of the ad-hoc Steering Group earlier this year and one due next week at Petcrborough, therefore more to rcport after this meeting. Mickwillbe seeking information back from Record Annual Accounts 1994 (8 December 1993 - 30 November 1994)

Current Account Income Current Account Expenditure Subscriptions Geological Curator Sale of backnumbers Printing - 5(8), 5(9), 6(1) AdvertisementsISponsorship Postage Meetings fees Meetings Committee lunch Committee Transfer Univ Manc Refund bank charge Geol. Soc. Tea Sec. Exp. not cashed MGC MA refund General Balance Coprolite Print and disuibute Brighton Medal Engrave Other expenditure Postage MGC Univ. Soulh County Comp. Supplies Archive HPL4 Toner Cartridge Publicity Leaflet Slide Pholo Design Prinl Pos1 Dist. Reingold Dist. Geol. Soc. Trans. Balance Premier Interest Account Income Interest 491.24 705.81 Transfer 116.00 Balance 14523.81 13702.00 £15015.05 £14523.81 Premier Interest Account Expenditure Transfer to currcnL account 3100.00 A.G. Brighton Funds in Premier Interest Account Balance 11915.05 14523.81 Income (interest) 53.00 Balance

Total Income 6808.52 3752.91 Total Expenditure 9573.64 3337.14

[signed] A. Newman GCG Treasurer [signcd] P.S. Davis and K. Sedman Auditors