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Excerpt from Paleontology of the Malone Jurassic Formation of Texas Department OF the interior, united states geological survey, W'asln'ngton, D. F obruarg/ 4, l9o3. Sir: I transmit herewith, for publication as a bulletin of the Sur vey, a manuscript entitled Paleontology of the Malone Jurassic Formation of Texas, by Francis vvhittemore Cragin. Professor Cragin prepared a large part of this paper in 1899, beginning the work while he was a graduate student in Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, and continuing it here under my supervision in accordance with authority obtained from you at the time. 'i have inserted a sketch of the stratigraphy of the region and have prepared the aecom panying map, using data furnished by Professor Cragin for the por tion of the region referred to in his text. I may add that Professor Cragin's collection of Malone fossils is now the property of the United States National Museum. Very respectfully, T. IV. Stanton, Paleontologist. Hon. Charles D. Vvalcott, Director United States Geological Survey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.