Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-24
OLIVER Fl. PRIN,

WoEDERFUL DIscoyEkY IN NATURAL HIs- ToRY.-our readers will douh less remem CT the sensation produced in lS40 by the discovery of the bones of the great MiSsoWlum of Missouri We have now to announce that the disco,erer Dr. AL bert C. koeh has brought light the fossil remains oi monster m the animal creation, that puts m the shade the celebrated ''lquanodon' of Eng land, of collossa size, and the still more gigantic Mssouriun.
 This last discovery may be down 10 the State of ALABAMA, and To a county adjoining Moblle name- ly Washington, being found undecided in yellow lIme rock formation, the old W Washington Coui [
 House Dr. h Is a German by birth and education i; but has already acquired considerable reputation in this country for hs geological researches and his dent devotion to the cause oi the natural sciences generally He gives To this last most remarkable
 fossil wonder (which he describes us .lhe greatest wonder of this age of wonders') ihe naue of Zeu- lodJn AHimanil,'' in complme to Prof SiIlIman of Yale College. The description of this monster is in substance as iolOws 'l have succeeeed in bring-
 ing light the very nearly complete skeleton of colossal and terrible reptile, that may be justly termed the king of the kings of reptiles It's length
 hundred and four jesi-he solid portions of the verebra from II 10 IS inches in 'en th and from ,O l2 inches m dIameer, each averaging 76 pounds m weight. Its greatly elongated jaws are armed with not less than forty incisor culting teeth four canine teeth or iangs and eight Eolars grinders.
 These teeth all ht into each other hen the jaws are closed, and il clear that the animal was of the car usorous cature. The eyes were evidently large. and were prominently situated on the forehead giv. ing the animal the power of keeping d constant and vigorous watch for it's prey, The body had members attached resembling paddles or fins, winch in propor. ton to the size o the animal were small, and were doubtless intended 10 propel the body of his enor- nous creature through the waters of those large riv- CTS and seas, which II inhabited frequented. Each ol these paddles or hns, Is composed oi 2l bones, winch form in unoh, freely articuatIng joints, Ihe ribs of very peculiar shape and exceeding ly numerous. They are three times the thickness at the lower that they al the superior extremity"
 Dr. K Is al present in tals city, and has lhe skel eton Of this truly wonderful animal m his charge- he several parts arc not yet joined together, but understand he willing arrange and prepare them for exhibiiion fl there were any probability that he would be remunerated ni this perlod o the year for h labor and expense. Under ihe circums ances we presume he will take this rare curinsity, which o right belongs 10 AlabaIna to other place iOi US first exhibit ion.
 Alabama appears io abound with these fossil re- mains of animals that extinct. The Albany Daily Citizen, of recent date, thus describes one ot ihese wonders now exhibiting in that city, which we doubt not IS that discovered, few years since, by lhe late John G Creagh, Esq. of Clarke county m Ais State:
 "lt is the pelrifed verebra of monster ,caed by the Naturalists the Zuygiocon-a creature which must have been half Iligator and half whale It discovered imbedded in chalk formation the banks of tine Alabama river, and was boxed up and sent to Professor Emmons of this city. The verte- bra extending from portion of lhe head to the tip of' f'he tail, is eigdy Jeet in length lies upon tle floor! The creature must have been, life, from ninay 10 one Hundred feci long.'
 Dr. Koch has kindly placed in our hands for pe- rusal. copy Of the notes of his Geological Survey Of certain portions of South Alabama which we find 10 be exceedingly interesting. We shall endeasor 10 give them place columns. They go to slio" that he IS close observer, and fully conyer 'ant with the pursuits in which he is engaged.-[Ad- 'ertIser of yesterday.