. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. No. 318. CatliniS latUS, Miinst. Skeleton, on slab. This Fish belongs to the same family as the preceding, and in general shape approaches the Salmon. It has delicate scales, and fins of moderate size. It is probably only a variety of the G. furcatus, Agass. This specimen is from the Lithographic limestone of Eichstadt, Bavaria, and belongs to the private Geological Cabinet of Mr. Ward. Size, 8x3. Price, $ No. 319. Aspidorhynchns speciosus, Agass. Body and


. Catalogue of casts of fossils, from the principal museums of Europe and America, with short descriptions and illustrations. Fossils. No. 318. CatliniS latUS, Miinst. Skeleton, on slab. This Fish belongs to the same family as the preceding, and in general shape approaches the Salmon. It has delicate scales, and fins of moderate size. It is probably only a variety of the G. furcatus, Agass. This specimen is from the Lithographic limestone of Eichstadt, Bavaria, and belongs to the private Geological Cabinet of Mr. Ward. Size, 8x3. Price, $ No. 319. Aspidorhynchns speciosus, Agass. Body and Head. j&uaumwwE^&BB88BB&BB8&ii^ig^BB^3^s^^^%3&Bs&&8S3^^ on slab. This homo- cereal Ganoid is characterized by a long body of nearly equal size through- out, by a pointed head, and by the disposition of the scales in unequal rows. The scales are wrinkled, and sometimes hexagonal, sometimes tetragonal. This speci- men belongs to Dr. Krantz of Bonn, and is from the same locality kas the preced- ing. Size, 2 ft. 2 in. x 7 in. Price, No. 320. Microdon (Pycnodus) elegans, Agass Skeleton, on slab. This beau tiful Ganoid with homocercal tail % and small, uniform teeth, is a true § I Pycnodus according to Wagner. | The specimen is from the Litho- \ graphic limestone (Upper Oolite) of Kelheim, Bavaria, and is now | in the Museum of the University of | Munich. Size,10xl0. Price, $ §. 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 Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1834-1906. Rochester, N. Y. , Benton & Andrews, printers


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