The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 40
C. Reptilia
C. Reptilia.
( See Hector, Trans. N. Z. Inst., Vol. VI.)
Group— Sauropterygia. (Vertebræ with both ends flat or concave. Teeth curved, with striated, sharp-pointed crowns, are found in the rock matrix free from the jaws.)
- Genus—
Plesiosaurus. (Centrum of dorsal vertebra short as compared with its width, which is greater than its height; flat, or only slightly concave at both ends. Humerus prismatic, with a round proximal surface; distal end expanded and flat.)
1 Plesiosaurus australis ( Owen), Cretaceous, Amuri District 2 Plesiosaurus crassicostatus ( Owen), Cretaceous, Amuri District 3 Plesiosaurus hoodii ( Owen), Cretaceous, Amuri District 4 Plesiosaurus holmesii ( Hector), Cretaceous, Amuri District 5 Plesiosaurus traversii ( Hector), Cretaceous, Amuri District 6 Plesiosaurus mackayii ( Hector), Cretaceous, Amuri District - Genus—
Polycotylus (Cope). (Centrum of dorsal vertebra nearly equal in length to its diameter, constricted; articular surfaces circular, concave, with an elongated tubercle in the centre of the depression. Humerus slender, and long in proportion to the size of the vertebra, with two articular facets on the proximal end.)
7 Polycotylus tenuis ( Hector), Cretaceous, Amuri District - Genus—
Mauisaurus (Hector). (Centrum of dorsal vertebra equal in length to the diameter, with smooth concave sides and an inferior mesial ridge; articular facets circular, flat, with a deep pit in the centre. Humerus with a large tuberosity.)
8 Mauisaurus haastii ( Hector), Cretaceous, Amuri District - Genus—
Ichthyosaurus. (Vertebræ; consist of biconcave discs.)
9 Ichthyosaurus australis ( Hector), Triassic, Amuri District - Group— Pythonomorpha. (Vertebra concave in front and convex behind. Teeth firmly attached to the jaw; never occur free in the matrix except when broken off.)
- Genus—Leiodon (
Owen). (Dorsal vertebra sub-prismatic, cup
and ball of equal diameter. Teeth conical, curved, with thick enamel; pulp-cavity constricted at base.)
- 10 Leiodon amuriensis ( Hector), Cretaceous, Amuri District
- Genus— Taniwhasaurus ( Hector). (Dorsal vertebra with the cup end expanded, and tapering obliquely to the ball end. Humerus very short, wide, and with powerful muscular crests. Teeth conical, with pulp-cavity expanded at base.)
- 11 Taniwhasaurus oweni ( Hector), Cretaceous, Amuri District.
(1536-1737) Human Period.
Fossil Plants. | (1-99.) |
The specimens are classified according to the geological formation from which they are derived, and are accompanied by fifty-two lithograph plates, illustrative of a descriptive work on the subject by Dr. Hector.
B Rock Specimens.
(1-55) | Plutonic Rocks |
(56-96) | Basic Volcanic Rocks |
(97-136) | Acidic Volcanic Rocks |
(137-164) | Crystalline Rocks |
Minerals—Gold Specimens.
- Reef or Quartz Lode Gold—
1 Moanataiari Mine, Thames: 25 per cent gold, 5½ per cent, silver 2 Union Beach Mine, Coromandel: 28 per cent gold 3 Cure Mine, Thames : 14 per cent, gold, 5 per cent, silver 4 Wealth of Nations. Reefton 5 Leaf-gold, White Swan Claim, Coromandel 6 Prince Imperial Claim, Thames 7 Caledonian Mine, Thames : 12 per cent, gold, 4 per cent. silver 8 Turner Reef, Queen Charlotte Sound
- Typical Samples of Alluvial Gold—
1 Canoe Creek, West Coast, Nelson 2 Taipo 3 Moonlight Creek, Grey River, Nelson 4 Antonio's Flat, branch of Big Grey 5 Ross (deep lead), Westland 6 Ross 7 Moeraki, Otago 8 Lardi, Little Grey, Nelson 9 Totara River 10 Mikonui Beach 11 Donaghue's 12 Wakamarina, Marlborough 13 Greenstone River 14 Kanieri Terrace 15 Haast River 16 Greenland Hill, 2300 feet altitude 17 Grey 18 Teremakau 19 Ho-ho, Hokitika 20 Ho-ho, Hokitika 21 Okarito Beach 22 Lawrence, Otago 23 Naseby, Spec Gully, Otago 24 Cromwell, Otago 25 Queenstown, Otago 26 Wakamarina River, Marlborough 27 Blue Spur, Lawrence, Otago 28 St. Bathans, Otago 29 Charleston, Nelson 30 Addison Flat, Nelson 31 Waimea, Nelson 32 Twelve Miles Inland, Westport 33 Fifty Yards Inland, Westport 34 Gold and Platinum, Southland 35 Oamaru 36 Iron, Platinum, Southland 37 Large Nuggets of Gold from Otago and Nelson
(1-57) | Metallic Minerals |
(1-32) | Minerals in Large Blocks |
(1-52) | Non-metallic Minerals |
(1-26) | Coals from New Zealand Mines |