. The geology of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, or, Acadian geology [microform]. Geology; Geology, Stratigraphic; Paleontology; Geology, Economic; Géologie; Géologie stratigraphique; Paléontologie; Géologie économique. DISTRICT OP CAPE nUKTON COUNTY. 409 the Ipon lince it in Ihed fom |nu- igh Pho the leaves and other more dolicnto parts of plants; and on this account I give Ijcrc sketches of a few examplcH of tlic foliage of the Coal forma- tion period, as displayed in the rocks of Nova Scotia and Cape Ureton (Fig. 156). On the mode of occurrenco of such leaves, Mr Urown
. The geology of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, or, Acadian geology [microform]. Geology; Geology, Stratigraphic; Paleontology; Geology, Economic; Géologie; Géologie stratigraphique; Paléontologie; Géologie économique. DISTRICT OP CAPE nUKTON COUNTY. 409 the Ipon lince it in Ihed fom |nu- igh Pho the leaves and other more dolicnto parts of plants; and on this account I give Ijcrc sketches of a few examplcH of tlic foliage of the Coal forma- tion period, as displayed in the rocks of Nova Scotia and Cape Ureton (Fig. 156). On the mode of occurrenco of such leaves, Mr Urown remarks:— " The shales arc the most prolific in plants, especially those which form the roofs of the coal-scams. It is singular that not even a trace Fig. Ibd.—Foliage from the (Joal a b c d e f g. (a) AlPthoptPris hotcropliylla (fern)—Moose River, (h) Sphenopliynnm ScMotheimli—Plrtoti (c) Lepidiulcmlroii blncrve—Sydney, (d) Asfcropliyllltes follosn—Hydiiey. (f) Cordiiites bornssifoliii—Joj;(ji"s. (/) NeiiropterlH rarlnervis (fern)—Sydney, (g) Odontopteris Hiib- ciiiioata (fern)—Sydney. of a fossil plant nor any organic substance has been found in any of the red shales, although they have been carefully examined for that purpcsc.* Wherever erect trees occur, ferns, Astcrophyllltcs, Splicno- phylla, and other delicate leaves, arc found in the greatest abundance ; from which I infer that they fell from growing trees and shrubs, having been covered up by successive layers of fine mud, deposited at frequent intervals over a low marshy district. In these localities single fronds of ferns are sometimes found covering a slab of .shale two feet square, as sharp and distinct in their outline as if tliey had been gathered only yesterday from a recent fern, and spread out with the greatest possible care, not a single leaflet being wanting or even * Tliis does not apply to the Coal formation of Picton, where ferns, Cordaites, and Sphenophyllum a
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