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." . FOSSIL FLORA. 35 PLATE IX. Fossil Stems and Seed-vessels. Fig. 1. The strobilus or cone of an extinct family of plants whose remains are very abundantin the coal strata, and which have largely contributed to the formation of themineral fuel now become so indispensable to the necessities and luxuries of are several kinds, and although there can be no doubt that they are the seed-vessels of the Lepidodendra with
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." . FOSSIL FLORA. 35 PLATE IX. Fossil Stems and Seed-vessels. Fig. 1. The strobilus or cone of an extinct family of plants whose remains are very abundantin the coal strata, and which have largely contributed to the formation of themineral fuel now become so indispensable to the necessities and luxuries of are several kinds, and although there can be no doubt that they are the seed-vessels of the Lepidodendra with which they are associated, yet but few species areidentified with their parent trees. The specimen figured is the Lepidostrobus ornatiisof Lindley and Hutton. From the coal measures of Coalbrook Dale. Fig. 2. One of the so-called Petrified Melons of Mount Carmel. Figs. 3 & 4. An unknown fossil body ; possibly a coral. Fig. 5. A vertical section of one of the Petrified^ Melons from Mount Carmel. The fossilthus named by Mr. Parkinson appears to be merely a siliceous nodule, havinga cavity lined with quartz crystals. There is, however, a legend rife among thebarefoote
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