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 THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

March 10, 1869.

Thomas Bloxam, Esq., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry and Natural Philosophy in Cheltenham College, and Joseph John Murphy, Esq., of Old Forge, Dunmurry, co. Antrim, were elected Fellows of the Society.

The following communications were read : —

1. On the Origin of the Northampton Sand. By John W. Judd, Esq., F.G.S., of the Geological Survey of England.

[This paper has been withdrawn by permission of the Council.]

2. On the Occurrence of Remains of Eurypterus and Pterygotus in the Upper Silurian Rocks in Herefordshire. By the Rev. P. B. Brodie, M.A., F.G.S.

During a recent visit to Herefordshire I was fortunate enough to discover a great number and variety of Crustacean remains belonging mostly to Eurypterus and Pterygotus, the former predominating, some portions of which may perhaps differ from any yet figured and described — though my friend Mr. Woodward, to whom I have sent them for examination, is inclined to think that there are no new species among them. Their abundance and excellent state of preservation makes the discovery of interest, because I believe none have yet been found anywhere in Palaeozoic rocks in England so perfect or well preserved. The remains consist for the most part of considerable portions of the body (the largest measuring a little

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