An Outline of the Mineralogy of the Shetland Islands And of the Island of Arran
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He also fo;md the bones of an unknown species cf the dog, and of lite fox; also of an ichneumon double the size *of the living <;pe- . Nearly an entire skeleton of a quadruped of the genus didd- I'hls was aKo found, but cot belonging to any of the existing epe- cics, which are natives of A merka.
The fossil bones of birds, are not so readily known n. Those of other animals ; but Cuvier describes some, found along with the bones of the extinct animals, as belonging to the pelican, the starling, and the quail tribe?.
Of amphibious animals, the bone's of the tortoise and the crocodile are recognised.
Of fossil fish, there are 5 varieties ; most of them are allied to the present species of fresh water fish.
The shells all belong to fresh water fish.
Sddeposite. Above the beds of gypsum and marl, just described as containing the remains of fresh wetter animals, lie two beds of oyster-shells, se- parated by a bed of sand and sandstone with- out shells, from a bed of sand and sandstone, containing marine shells.
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