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Corals are the predominating fossils, Astro.
me?rina most abundant sometimes in masses of
To 30 inches in diameter. A large celled Favos.
site also forms quite large and in one place
makes a reef but draws none of the other ani-
mals associated on a true reef. Eridophyllum
is probably the commonest true coral and makes
columnus beds often several feet thick, Helio-
lites the most widely distributed throughout the
bed which is also true of Stromatopora. Haly.
site quite common at times and in places may
be nearly 2 feet in diameter. Cladophora generally
rare. Cup corals practically absent.
As a rule the beds are a grey-green hard
shale with zones of thin bandel areas nears
limestone. The shales are sometimes variegated
with red and then some zones either of shale
or limestone may be a dull brick red.
In one place saw the Conarotwo lying
in fairly distinct beds upon the nearly vertical
Silurian beds. An angular unconformity