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I THINK I informed you about two years ago of the discovery of a bed of plants, with leaves, and a great variety of seeds, in this locality; also the wings of a Libellula, and the beak of a bird. As little interest was attracted, I have not hitherto informed you of the subsequent finding of a bed of insects—flies, gnats, and the larva and pupa of the latter, the larva in countless thousands—also the wings, in great numbers, of a variety of flies, butterflies, and one or two grasshoppers ; also a wing resembling that of the Mole Cricket. There are, likewise, two or three beetles. The insects and wings are frequently associated with a very pretty Lymnea, in considerable numbers, and an occasional Planorbis, both retaining a high polish. I have also noticed a solitary small white Cyclostoma in the same bed. There are, I think, two feathers among the specimens obtained. Perhaps, as some interest has been shown in a similar discovery in Scotland, some of your readers may like to be informed of this. I am much indebted to the Rev. T. G. Bonney, of St. John's College, Cambridge, to whom you referred me, for advice and encouragement in examining these beds.
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SMITH, E. Discovery of Remains of Plants and Insects. Nature 11, 88 (1874). https://doi.org/10.1038/011088a0
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