New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-22
WHOLE NO. 2332.

into each other forming many chambers, al oor~s
1icdi.s ~ By centr. opening 81 soht strs ght con
icsi shaped fbrous portion. term mating la point snd
perforated thrc u-houL By central tube or spum-lc
Perfect specimens OF this skeleton, found iossil In
England may BE- IN the Cabinet Of the Academy Of
Natural science OF Philadelphia. sud drawings and a
description may De- consulted IN blcklsnds 1eo.osy
and Nnerlogy. The only portions found Al Nulica
hi appcrtaln % sections and ot the above descrip
lions
-Mulica Hll belongs 70 the Tertiary iorInsticn and
consists Of small grained gravel and sand, bound to
Sethcr By hyirsied peroxide OF iron. Which soounds
IN FOSSILS in various STAKES of preservation. some Of
these Or. BROWNE proceeded % describe He exhih-
tied over a dozen distinct specimens accompanies by
detailed de.cripuous-shich not being readily under
stood without sight OF the specimens them-eves) We
omit AT these were rc'erraoe % the Cephslop0des
lBelemnosepia) and fragments OF portions Of them
have been denomnsted Ctismnues
DR.. BROWNE then proceeded 'O speak oi
different kind OF Fossil-,he hrst OF which series
of masses Of conchoiia shape from three in
chcs in length. Is general h-ure q convex
snf appearances indicate thst they emansted from
5ir1lrs sie The color Is blush black the crystsxs
tou lane.isr issccuis ted the bundles radsung or
smellsr and lanceol,e, toe isnces s'ested Another
specimen was single. crystals showing the lsme.iar
snceoste and rliiorm structure and metallic c0lcr.
Upon examination the mineral was found o. be phos
phste OF iron. From comparison OF these specimens
u : apparent that the congeries Of smau needles de
scrhcd by DR.. Thompson radsting from the center
OF the tOsszed Bsicmnife not ~ rFe crystal OF
posed out due 10 the f1rrlor srHcare OF portion
81 the Cephaioyodes
Al the time that the animals whose fossil remains are
now there found living inhabitants OF Mullcs
Hill the iron dssc minated IN the ferl1-inOgs sand
A. these animals. alter di-soution surrendered their
phos phoric acid 10 combined with the iron and water
forming The dipA0spha'e Of r0n snd as the operations
OF decompos ltion and transmission were graz ldl Is
natural that the mineral should take the structure
sud form of the former animal subsistence.
Phillips IN his "Ninefslosy speaking OF blue iron.
phosphate OF IRON says thst IN LIBERIA u Il found IN
fossil shells but he does not describe rs crystaza
The next paper presented that OF Prot.
Ernmons on the Identity OF A,ops trine stas and the
Friarthus Beck. with remarks upon the EhptocephSu.
A-sph0des The Report wss accompanied by several
fuely.eNocuted illustrations copper. The Discus
sion Of the Identity Of the Hops rtiireafas snt the
Triarthu couched in language purely and neees
ssry scientific that the general reader the ptrusa
would be tame and unnterestng ] therefore DO not
rsnscrbe any portion Of for random extracts or even
a partial abstract would mar the whole
OF the Eliptoce yhsus Prot. EMMoNs Observes, thst
although scknowled ed and different species from
sny that had been described previous 20 the publication
the Isconc system has been referred q the genus
Oisnns This of the fossil does NOT affect the va
hdity or stability Of this system Prof EmmODs pro
ceeded 70 describe the minute differences in the mum
Der OF Joints of each, their appearance, Sc. &c.
At the conclusion Of the last paper the Asso-
citation proceeded to ballot for six members OF the
Standing Committee with the following resuif-the
choice OF prOs Pierce Hsdeman. Henry. Assssiz, Dr.
Browne snd Richard Taylor, Esq
\ resolution was moved, seconded ard adopted
invite the citizens of Philadelphia attend any OF the
s6Hera erahs ssiHgs Of the Association the nrst TO
be held on Friday evening next
All business then gave way 10 motion for adj
journment and the Convention accOrdingy stands dis
missed tall 10 o'clock 10 morrow morning NJ