. Annual report of the regents of the university of the state of New York on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Science. PALJIOZOIC FOSSILS. Orthis oblata (B,ew species). Palaeontology of New-York, Vol. iii, pi. 10, f. 1 - 14. Shell (in the young state) longitudinally subovate, and yarying from circular to transversely oval in its stages of growth, re- supinate : ventral valve convex at the beak, flattened in the middle, and convex towards the front; dorsal valve very convex in the middle and towards the beak j b
. Annual report of the regents of the university of the state of New York on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Science. PALJIOZOIC FOSSILS. Orthis oblata (B,ew species). Palaeontology of New-York, Vol. iii, pi. 10, f. 1 - 14. Shell (in the young state) longitudinally subovate, and yarying from circular to transversely oval in its stages of growth, re- supinate : ventral valve convex at the beak, flattened in the middle, and convex towards the front; dorsal valve very convex in the middle and towards the beak j beaks of the two valves, nearly equally elevated,, that of the ventral valve pointed; area very small; foramen large. Surface finely striated; strise fre- quently bifurcating and curving towards the lateral and cardinal margins, concentrically marked by finer strige and stronger lines of growth, which are numerous in the older shell. Locality. Helderberg Okthis Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum. Albany, Regents of the University of the State of New York
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