. Catalogue of the fossil plants of the Glossopteris flora in the Department of geology. Paleobotany -- Carboniferous; Paleobotany -- Catalogs and collections; Plants, Fossil -- Catalogs and collections. GLOSSOrTEKIS. 89 10. Glossopteris diver gens, Feistmantel. (Text-fig. 23.) 1881. Glossopteris diver gens, Feistmantel, Flora Gondw. Syst., vol. iii, pt. 3, p. 104, pi. xxviiiA, figs. 3, 4. Type. Nos. 5244-5, Mus. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta. This species is known only from a single imperfect specimen, of which the following appear to be the chief characters. Frond (?) ovate. Midrib strong. Sec
. Catalogue of the fossil plants of the Glossopteris flora in the Department of geology. Paleobotany -- Carboniferous; Paleobotany -- Catalogs and collections; Plants, Fossil -- Catalogs and collections. GLOSSOrTEKIS. 89 10. Glossopteris diver gens, Feistmantel. (Text-fig. 23.) 1881. Glossopteris diver gens, Feistmantel, Flora Gondw. Syst., vol. iii, pt. 3, p. 104, pi. xxviiiA, figs. 3, 4. Type. Nos. 5244-5, Mus. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta. This species is known only from a single imperfect specimen, of which the following appear to be the chief characters. Frond (?) ovate. Midrib strong. Secondary nerves very oblique, almost at right angles to the midrib in the median portion of the. Fig. 23.—Glossopteris divergens, Feist. After Feistmantel. Nat. size. frond, becoming even more oblique towards the base, but less so towards the apex. The course of the secondary nerves is sinuous or tortuous, the meshes being of irregular shape, but fairly broad, and rather longer than broad. Feistmantel in his description of this species does not mention the flexuous character of the secondary nerves, which must be very conspicuous if the drawing which he gives (Text-fig. 23) is faithful to the original. Provided also this feature is not due. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Geology; Arber, E. A. Newell (Edward Alexander Newell), 1870-1918. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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