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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 25, No. 6. 1962.

Geological Society

Geological Society

A talk, centred mainly on how flora and fauna came to New Zealand and their first appearance as fossils was given to the Geological Society by Dr Fleming of the Geological Survey.

His talk was based on a new Paper he is writing for "Tuatara". Of particular interest was when a slide was being shown illustrating the positions of fossils on the time scale, was the unexpected appearance of a mermaid in the Eocene.

Dr Fleming also showed how difficult it was to draw an accurate map showing the presence of fossils in particular areas.

This he said was due in part to the patchiness of the fossil beds and the difficulties in correlation arising from this. Another topic of considerable interest touched upon was the extent of the Ice Age in New Zealand, this was illustrated by two new maps recently compiled by Dr Fleming and his colleagues.

The lecture was well attended and all enjoyed an interesting evening.

The following officers were elected:—

Patrons: Emeritus Prof. Sir Charles Cotton, Prof. Clarke. President: Mr Brathwaite. Secretary: Mr Wilkinson. Treasurer: Mr. Wellman. Committee: Mr Henderson, Miss van Asch.