Edwards Point July 23-1913 In the Edwards formation (Hyde) very near the top occur dark shales that have an abun- dance of Leacia, small Anthracoxya and the hyg and nanus hirulos or common at Parso- hos. Ostroacoda are also common here but I got none. In the associated sandstones of a very fine texture occur shark spines, one collected by Hyde is ten inches or more long and complete of sharks. Therefore these should be marine deposits along the shore of a very shallow sea. These same beds also have much Stijmarias and these preserve the outlets so that they appear to lie away in the sand. As the sea deepens a little the water becomes muddy and we have calmacorous firthy places. It is here that the Leacia, ostroacoda and hirulos lived. It is also into these areas that coal plant marishes latter extends, while the sandstone may represent either