. Acadian geology [microform] : the geological structure, organic remains and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Geology; Paleontology; Geology; Geology; Geologie; Paléontologie; Géologie; Géologie. DISTRICT OF CAPE BRETON COUNTY, 409 the leaves and other more delicate parts of plants; and on this acponnt I give here sketches of a few examples of the foliaj,'c of the Coal forma- tion period, as displayed in the rocks of Nova Scotia and Cape llreton (Fig. 156). On the mode of occurrence of such leaves, Mr IJrown remarks :— " The shales are the most pr
. Acadian geology [microform] : the geological structure, organic remains and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Geology; Paleontology; Geology; Geology; Geologie; Paléontologie; Géologie; Géologie. DISTRICT OF CAPE BRETON COUNTY, 409 the leaves and other more delicate parts of plants; and on this acponnt I give here sketches of a few examples of the foliaj,'c of the Coal forma- tion period, as displayed in the rocks of Nova Scotia and Cape llreton (Fig. 156). On the mode of occurrence of such leaves, Mr IJrown remarks :— " The shales are the most prolific in plants, especially those -which form the roofs of the coal-seams. It is singular that not even a trace Fig. 156.—FoUafjefrom the Coal a b c d e f g. (a.) Alctlinpti'ris lictnrophylla (foni)—Moose River, (l) SplionophyUimi Sclilotlieiiiiii—Pictou (c) Lcpidodundroii biiUTve—Sydney. (J) foliosa—Sydney, (c) Cordnites boi'ttssifolia—Jo^,'^,'ina. (/) Neuropteriu rarinervis (fernj-Sydni^y. (g) Odontopteris snb- cuneata (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 * Wherever erect trees occur, ferns, Asterophyllitcs, Spheiio- phylla, and other delicate leaves, arc found in the greatest abundance; from which I infer that they fell fnmi 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 hiealitic,'? single fronds of 1 us are sometimes found covering a slab of shale two feet square, as sharp and distinct in their outline as if they had been gathered only yesterday from a recent fern, and spread out Avith the greatest possible care, not a single leaflet being wanting or even * This does not apply to the Coal formation of Pictou, where ferns, Cordaites, and Sphenophyllum are found in red shales, though rarely. 2 U ''
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