. North American geology and palaeontology for the use of amateurs, students, and scientists [microform]. Paleontology; Paleontology; Geology; Paléontologie; Paléontologie; Géologie. /â â ^ v'. FIRST APPENDIX, 1892. As THIS vrork was intended for the use of beginners in the pursuit of geolog- 'k'aI and pala'oatological information, as well as for the most advanced students, it has been urged that I should have accented the technical words, with a view of bringing about correct and uniform pronunciation. This criticism may be well taken, but there are only a few words commonly mispronounced,
. North American geology and palaeontology for the use of amateurs, students, and scientists [microform]. Paleontology; Paleontology; Geology; Paléontologie; Paléontologie; Géologie. /â â ^ v'. FIRST APPENDIX, 1892. As THIS vrork was intended for the use of beginners in the pursuit of geolog- 'k'aI and pala'oatological information, as well as for the most advanced students, it has been urged that I should have accented the technical words, with a view of bringing about correct and uniform pronunciation. This criticism may be well taken, but there are only a few words commonly mispronounced, and a few examples will suffice to correct the pronunciation of most of these. Words ending in eeroi, C!n%iu», prra, and lepie are accented on the antepenult, as Orthoc'eras, Cyrtoc'eras, Gomphoc'eras, Actinoc'rinus, Xenoc'rinus, Platyc'rinus, Monticulip'ora, Leptop'ora, Chirol'epis, Bothriol'epis, etc. Words ending in ite» have the i long and the accent on the penult, as Cypricardi'tes, Dalmani'tes, Favosi'tes, Litui'tes, Trocholi'tes, etc. Words ending in nema, mena, etc., have the accent on the ])enuU, as Cyclone'ma, Loxone'ma, Strophome'na, Calyme'ne, etc. We say Ath'yris, Cari'na, Cerat'odus, Coelentera'ta, Epithe'ca, Onych'odus, Palte-, ns'pis, and Syringoth'yris. I have seen no reason to change the established nomenclature of the Groups of rocks as set forth in the geological part of this work, notwithstanding there may be some who apply the word Cambrian to rocks indiscriminately from the Taconic to the Devonian. It seems to be a word that is easily pasted over ignorance, and some use it for that reason. â O^Oi VEGETABLE KINGDOM. There have been very few fossil plants described since the publication of thi» work. Bythotrephis pergracilis, Dawson, 1889, Trans. Roy. Soc. Can., vol. 7, p. 54, Up. Taconic. Cruziana carleyi, James, 1885, Jour. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 7, p. 155. Not recog- nized. Dactyloides bulbosuB, Hall, 1886,39th Hep. N. Y. St. Mus.
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