nches in length, is an exact
resemblance in form, but not in size, of the great Otozoum, as
depicted by President Hitchcock, and shown by the actual impression,
in our hands, of the great foot, twenty inches long, and of
proportionate breadth. The form of the heel, or posterior part of the
foot, is the same in the two figures; the toes are equal in both, viz.
four in number; the two internal toes correspond in their
articulations, and the two external are nearly alike, with a little
allowance for a different amount of adipose texture. Whether this was
the impression of an infant Otozoum, I pretend not to determine: the
drawing was taken by a gentleman who knew nothing of the Otozoum.
There are similar impressions, smaller than that last described, on
the same surface.

The stone, though now very hard and intractable, having resisted all
the chemical agents we could employ, must have remained in a soft
state for some time; for the impressions of the foot shown below
penetrate to the opposite surface.

[Illustration: Fossil foot impression]

In this description we have not attempted to point out all the objects
worthy of interest on both sides of this curious slab. Every part
of it is full of interest, and presents a field for protracted
observations. The surface represented in the plate may, by the aid of
a magnifier, be studied without the presence of the stone itself; for
the photographic art displays the most minute objects without
alteration or omission.

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Transcriber's Notes.

With the exception of several presumed typographical error which have
been changed as noted below, the text presented is that shown in the
original printed version. The original text included Greek characters.
For this text version these letters have been replaced with
transliterations. Also, the 'AE' and 'ae' ligatures are included (for
examples, AEthyopus and striae); but the 'oe' ligatures (for example,
Anomoepus) are shown as 'oe' for readability as the ligature character
is not present in many fonts.

Typographical Errors:

"Alleghanies" => "Alleghenies" (Pg. 18)
"Mastodon Giganteus." => "Mastodon Giganteus," (Pg. 25)

Emphasis Notation:

_text_ - italicized

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