. Elements of geology, or, The ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. Geology. Lepidodendron Sternoergii. Coal-measures, near Newcastle. Fig. 517. Branching trunk, 49 feet long, supposed to have belonged to L. Sterribergii. (Foss. Flo., 203.) Fig. 518. Branching stem with bark and leaves of L. Stembergii. (Foss. Flo., 4.) Fig. 519. Portion of same nearer the root; natural size. (Ibid.) represent a fossil Lepidodendron, 49 feet long, found in Jarrow Col- liery, near Newcastle, lying in shale parallel to the planes of stratifica- tion. Fragments
. Elements of geology, or, The ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. Geology. Lepidodendron Sternoergii. Coal-measures, near Newcastle. Fig. 517. Branching trunk, 49 feet long, supposed to have belonged to L. Sterribergii. (Foss. Flo., 203.) Fig. 518. Branching stem with bark and leaves of L. Stembergii. (Foss. Flo., 4.) Fig. 519. Portion of same nearer the root; natural size. (Ibid.) represent a fossil Lepidodendron, 49 feet long, found in Jarrow Col- liery, near Newcastle, lying in shale parallel to the planes of stratifica- tion. Fragments of others, found in the same shale, indicate, by the size of the rhomboidal scars which cover them, a still greater magni- tude. The living club-mosses, of which there are about 200 species, are most abundant in tropical climates. They usually creep on the ground, but some stand erect, as the Lycopodium densum from New Zealand (fig. 520), which attains a height of 3 feet. Fig. a. Lycopodiwm demum ; banks of E. Thames, New Zealand. b. Branch, natural size. c. Part of same, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875. New York, D. Appleton and co.
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