Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

An attempt is made in this monograph to bring inot systematic order the facts that have thus far been ascertained regarding the Canadian and Ordovician strata of South Manchuria. Part 1 deals with he stratigraphy, containing descriptions of the formations and sections as they occur at various localities; Part 2 is biologic in scope, comprising mainly descriptions of the new material found by the author as well as an attempt to present a complete critical review of previous studies. Holotype specimens listed contain United States National Museum catalog numbers.

An attempt is made in this monograph to bring inot systematic order the facts that have thus far been ascertained regarding the Canadian and Ordovician strata of South Manchuria. Part 1 deals with he stratigraphy, containing descriptions of the formations and sections as they occur at various localities; Part 2 is biologic in scope, comprising mainly descriptions of the new material found by the author as well as an attempt to present a complete critical review of previous studies. Holotype specimens listed contain United States National Museum catalog numbers.

Excerpt from The Canadian and Ordovician Formations and Fossils of South Manchuria An attempt is made in this monograph to bring into systematic order the facts that have thus far been ascertained regarding the Canadian and Ordovician strata of South Manchuria. For convenience the report is divided into two parts: Part 1 deals with the stratigraphy, containing descriptions of the formations and sections as they occur at the various localities; Part 2 is biologic in scope, comprising mainly descriptions of the new material found by me, although an endeavor is made to present a complete critical review of previous studies. In addition, by request, I have studied a number of Ordovician fossils collected in China in 1915 by Prof. George D. Louderback, of the University of California. As will be noted in the following pages, all the type specimens resulting from my studies are preserved in the collection of the United States National Museum. I began the study of the early Paleozoic strata in the spring of 1924, when I first went to Manchuria. What I learned regarding the Sinian, Cambrian, and Ozarkian beds will be presented in a forthcoming paper written in collaboration with Dr. C. E. Resser. In the spring of 1928, I published in Japanese a preliminary report, entitled "On the Cambro-Ordovician Strata in South Manchuria," which briefly summarized the results obtained during four years of field work. Since that time my knowledge of the South Manchurian geology has considerably increased through additional field studies, particularly because I have since had the advice and assistance of both American and Japanese geologists. I have corrected herein many mistakes appearing in my preliminary work, and the conclusions presented are naturally somewhat different and, it is hoped, more advanced. 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.