New-York tribune., 1875-08-19

nants Of cronn Of ses which in the Dcyonan age
Sny ruled the seas s" Were the nS ss ryerry aS T
exhcitod to the Association teeth or D'pers CEnoan
sar pte teeth n thonsh not Identical With them have
often found in the Carboniierous aud rocks On
Eurore but had never been d:e"vee9 an III s ss on ,h
group of ganOids were crushing pia;es, set on 'io
palaoperygoid bones The interest wnen n attcns @ 10
for the first time found in America out innt uiG!
are relies Of % 81 saous and Trsse ases but
which has only solitary representative IN 'hn n mving
ganoid recently discovered in Australia The specimens
exhibited to the Association showed tnS al'er,ry
noans and threw much light On the classification OF tin
ancient CanOis solving some problems "hicn nave Den
new and ineicstinS lsh REMAINS were exhibited 6y Prof
NewbcrTy al o which will be described LII ine reports Vi
the Geological Survey OF ONO
CATsEILL GEOLOGY.
Prof James Hail. the veteran state Geologist OF New
York present this meeting and read paper Oh the
geology OF the southern counties Of the state OF New
| York and adiScent parts OF Pennsylvania, pflncnaiW
with reference the age and structure OF the CAsS
Mountain range The principal object OF the paper vas
To exhibit upon the mar the results of four years field
labor of Mr. Andrew Sherwood in determining the limits
Of the formation and the geological structure OF The
county. In the original geological map OF the state
certain area was ccored the Catski group, or old
red sandstone the exterior limits Of the formation
being indicated the meantime since the completion
OF the Geological survey, lne eAlslece VI 'ho N"'H
! formation within the State OF New-YOrk had been
| denied Although knowing very well the exist
enco Of the forinauOn, the simple reassrrIlul
of the old statement would have added nothn$ new;
and tier FORE the author had waited for irer invest
cation. which was nov presented, sA1Wing ccay Inc
O the red sandstone III SIX dSunct au nehig
parallel nc.inals. and also showing BOW IL was pfet
able to travel from the southern part OF sennhafr
County into lr!yif anna along c Ho ~ 'He SIo'u 81"
tidnals, leaving the higher ground on eher sdH oocn
pied y tAe Sler reH ~ ioGRs & A1G pV o bn uESS in nor
cast ana Southwest direction over the area ORIGINALLY
c0lord as tie Cass group, hut ;hc red san s0ie ~
cules within the shallow iolns large als "l 'ic 81,
incumbent rocks known as TIE Nesp"iDc ana hhi"a
iThr eyriorons have proved that the Citskill Noun
tain is conlNosed Of several nearly IiIliC s!i
LOjilou. and K0undtOp are ca'Sed ~ the slSit eol
ycraeuce an junction of three OF those synciinas which
have not been erodcd to any considerable IePtl-notc
ting t,r ugh The red sandstone Whie the i"Wsr ana
Of the are 81 TIE Cat.ki l"lin'tloh
tG- upper 1000 eet of tho mass consists oi lhe
Fhc remain. OF the Hooc@i"s, the characteristic 10. II
fish of the period are found In successive De tniooEn
| similar bat nucl lower, syncnals ocenr at pretty
regular intervals all the way 10 the hilS m N''N'ri
Newl OTk and Pcnnsyvana, IN many o ".lEh tie rou
sand one hal ~ extends within the lnis o New
bu e subaceu, strata carry the eNidtice OF i9ihS or
many miles 20 TIE No thea t""rd. ih relt.t ., -, ",
snrima basins Tie productive coal IN 'asnis a"l'ch
W'n fc" milcs Of tn southern lM,S oi &c - ~ y a. a.
seycral localities in their western extension tia h le
OF dcInarkaton bet the ChemnIR glou' ana me
Wavcrly sandstone 70 ~ no lDeans suon! Lii ni :, ~
t!at De fossils OF the CEeinUng are 1oH" nigS ",.n
lud the fossils OF the io"er and upper o' 'SioS o.
| tho CAeIiuns group
DESCENT III EVOLUTION
| Although the believers in The DarwinaH theory OF
Development of Animals are in force here, u1c ha7 cs
vet been 10 reply the opposing doctrine Of Niee-Pr
ident Dawson's address until to-day, wren Prof l. d.
Cope of Phiad, pha took up the cuiSel and del 'ore
himself oi IL rapid communication on tne Indications OF
Descent xlibitcd by North American Tertiary Nam
MALTA" Prof Cope stated that the rrnber OF extinct
.l,o ,1io much s-as for
that of those existing that the study OF the former was
An essential ail in all conclusions pectng The origin
and progress oi animal life. the argument for cFOlu
tion conpcis the evidence 10 be brought iol-
ward that there are succcssioual eroWths or
srcic. We maze IL, distinction OF differing species and
for the purpose OF cl,a.e, a. IN ~; sgs t"i e.
fond Ne throw two species into one 1t Is quit cy
we should have bu Oue species. lut 'tc absence oi N
teryenng links cannot bG rc.ard( rs cyid nee aHhFt
! act4r n would Boi be ocoiSed in q cont Of justice
while tie positive evidence Oh the oieI side oi the qnca
Prof Cope then proce dod to show tho changes which
have tIHSf @ fbla ltg re erIy m S o,n. % viii t NOR modern
icrt were ll5ien he simple typo8 were earct The
| gralul deyeloplutnt from one form 10 another bj
changes in The fo3 bones Vas Traced through lOlE
series from cy net tcli..,y aunas to those Of the
present day. TAc bones wh.ra ~ere distinct in the
c0ccue, hco more or 4cS COO oiIed ~ tAr MO" '"i
and in the IAo'rIe AMI ihe moo II lA'y uhUtis'
sth hUih'r ~ d'h"''.oA 's IeIn.oHH iof Val
! ous OF a. i.f 81 g. t4il,l.N process
Of cha..c was traced in tecih of animal, tho simpler
forms of tecth in ;lo hei'is crown with four
trbcs'c. Tlc l..iau . :pl, Prof Cor q cla.Cd.
tainrd many an. ut ip.- tan ofEcrl inllali2.
The =. uoI u -trat" h bla kboald diaVing WIKI
out WAoAi5 is hlpo-,ibe 10 reproduce ihc ar@dnrn'
Conn N g., that the human sD.tn siI.
tain, ~ " Ci.rac 'r, OF tie ci, iOinS, ic sod
fh t'e ouai!Ulul.a and a.tcyWsrG Ai"n, had Won Us
way 10 9.ccli.Ho. rather i1 tAc dcEc lhncLt ~ l,
mind tliau Of his pLvsil system. II Nt eo NM y
survival Of the h,tos ;oCi survival q; c most IN
! tell cent. go
IL discussing Tho paper Prof 1iorc srolc o the force
That Should rc given lo pro-. tu5 protest against ne
ccpiue the NEGATIVE evidence 81 m.-.h@ lIts ia tic
series o-sluc lie A. 10 nearly az the sDt"r loi1ns 90
animal He in ccDO-- cl.s, lac cld3c', were iar-'v
ae.ius; h'r pee etan as faos'Ia supTeso' 10. ~
ST ,ncc the anph1E icl lips at the bottom of tic
ma. strand u IN geologic .uu WCld acdIc cey have icit
| in sub-egucn Io-r any c,ucEce OF thcr existence
/ In reply IHIUiy a. to the numbers
/ O.. species nov as'clta.nrd 0i the b"i-t, tAo
| camel. and thr ri.n.erio- families, Pro-" tol"
-lid that the oIL0lty ln answering aiooo l:pm
tie stir open questions fS 60 WllcI should h- c-Hti
horses which couC-. and T.ch III n0cc Nas, since iic
forms shaded OH into ono another. iut r.. ih' pres
en- most apnrJN e De sAodlJ Cs. mate tndt
Their. mad been found end G,sciDrd ABOUT - eircies az
fossil I"ls- dii II y catl Ot caiuci~ aI. Ihocc
roses. ~. DaHsrn cose' the UcJac Wltn ia" h"!EH
remarks Winding W 10y SAP In- that one OI fLc points
which n" and Pros Cope could not agrcr a. % the
iu-i lncncr when tio after tSIibcI IN tc.c ard ,ln
died studt, anu d,ti,s us, beng t.at OF money.
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