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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1874
He also pointed out that the tortoises are identical with species discovered by Dr. Hayden in the Fort Union formation of Dakota. He identified the Colorado beds with this group, and believed that they are therefore of cretaceous age, stating that it was the first time such identification had been made.
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