E;*+ - Geological Curators

GCG Newsletter Vol. 2 no. 7
WHERE IT IS NOW
The slab of Inferior Oolite from Bradford Abbas illustrated on p. 437 of
the last Newsletter is in the IGS collections in London (registered no. GSM 85815).
The register and labels with the specimen state that it was purchased from
T.(?) Reynolds in 1885 or 1886, but the more detailed records of purchases and
donations suggest that it more likely came as part of a purchase from Buckman
in 1886, who may himself have acquired it from Reynolds (? formerly of London,
Bristol and Yeovil) .
However, since the photograph was taken, and almost certainly prior to its
arrival at this museum, two of the specimens (nos. 7 and 9 of your key) have
been replaced.
No. 7 "Astarte elegans var. finer ribbed" has been changed for a
8 "Ceromya concentrica" .
No. 9 "Harmnatoceras nov. sp ." has been changed for a "Trigonia costata".
It thus seems that Buclanan thought these two forms were unusual or
undescribed. Maybe they were removed (1 by him) for further study and feature
in his subsequent publications - possibly even as types of new species.
Beris Cox,
Palaeontology Department,
Institute of Geological Sciences,
Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DE
We also have a copy of this photograph, with numbered overlay and key
in S. S. Buckman's hand. The identifications given with our copy differ
in minor detail from the published list. The most important being the above
mentioned no. 9 which reads
'kammatoceras sp. nov. (Inserted) now in S.S.B. cat. (Paving ~edl'
and exactly confirms Beris ' excellent sugges tionl
What is potentially of more importance is a photograph of a second
i slab, on the back of which S. S. Buckman has written
I have not identified Mr. B. Reynolds, but he may be worthy of
investigation.
Both photographs are in the J. W. Tutcher Papers.
Mike Crane,
City of Bristol Museum 8 Art Gallery,
keens Road- Rristal - RSR 1Rf.