A pictorial atlas of fossil remains, consisting of coloured illustrations selected from Parkinson's "Organic remains of a former world," and Artis's "Antediluvian phytology." . tholithes; figs. 3, 6, P. asteroUthes; figs. 5, 6, 7, are enlarged figuresof the transverse sections of some of the vessels forming the vascular tissue. From the stellular figure produced by transverse sections of the vessels, this fossil wood hasreceived the name of ^ Staarenstein, or Starry-stone. In the time of Mr. Parkinson, thetubes now known to be the vessels of the vascular tissue, were supposed to have beenprodu
A pictorial atlas of fossil remains, consisting of coloured illustrations selected from Parkinson's "Organic remains of a former world," and Artis's "Antediluvian phytology." . tholithes; figs. 3, 6, P. asteroUthes; figs. 5, 6, 7, are enlarged figuresof the transverse sections of some of the vessels forming the vascular tissue. From the stellular figure produced by transverse sections of the vessels, this fossil wood hasreceived the name of ^ Staarenstein, or Starry-stone. In the time of Mr. Parkinson, thetubes now known to be the vessels of the vascular tissue, were supposed to have beenproduced by some boring or parasitical animals. Fig, 4. Transverse section of a stem of calcareous wood from the Bath oolite. Figs. 8, & 9. Calcareous fossil wood; the cylindrical cavities have been formed by the depre-dations of the ligniverous boring mollusk, the Teredo, and are now filled withtranslucent calcareous spar. This kind of fossil was called Lapis syriiigoidesby the early collectors. FIg. 10. Silicified wood; the perforations are supposed to have been occasioned by thedepredations of boring mollusca: the cavities are filled with a white pellucidchalcedony. 9.
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