. Fossil plants : for students of botany and geology . Paleobotany. XLIV] PETRIFIED TREES 171 this field, it is difficult to avoid a suspicion of overstraining the significance of certain anatomical minutiae beyond the limits of safety. The great abundance of petrified wood in strata ranging from the late Palaeozoic through the Mesozoic and Tertiary Fig. 712. Section of the north face of Amethyst Mountain, Yellowstone Park. (After Holmes.) often in places which have yielded few other plant fossils, is in itself a strong incentive to research in a department of palaeobotany that ha
. Fossil plants : for students of botany and geology . Paleobotany. XLIV] PETRIFIED TREES 171 this field, it is difficult to avoid a suspicion of overstraining the significance of certain anatomical minutiae beyond the limits of safety. The great abundance of petrified wood in strata ranging from the late Palaeozoic through the Mesozoic and Tertiary Fig. 712. Section of the north face of Amethyst Mountain, Yellowstone Park. (After Holmes.) often in places which have yielded few other plant fossils, is in itself a strong incentive to research in a department of palaeobotany that has suffered from superficial work and hasty conclusions. Petrified tree-trunks are among the most impressive monuments. 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 Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles), 1863-1941. Cambridge : University Press
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