. 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. ANIMALS OF TIIK lOAl, I'Kltlnh 3H7 ^bably ilcroiiH (Into, The wing liiiH bi-en exiiiiiiiu'd liy Mr S. IF. Sciiddor, of liostoii, wliu lias inadc siiidi six't-'iiiiuns his spfciid study, and wIk. ivt'ers it to tlui gnuip of K|)li('iiieriiia (day-tlifs, shad-tiics) among tliii Neiir- optcra, and has naniL'd it Jlaplop/ili'ljiuin licirncnii. It must have hi
. 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. ANIMALS OF TIIK lOAl, I'Kltlnh 3H7 ^bably ilcroiiH (Into, The wing liiiH bi-en exiiiiiiiu'd liy Mr S. IF. Sciiddor, of liostoii, wliu lias inadc siiidi six't-'iiiiuns his spfciid study, and wIk. ivt'ers it to tlui gnuip of K|)li('iiieriiia (day-tlifs, shad-tiics) among tliii Neiir- optcra, and has naniL'd it Jlaplop/ili'ljiuin licirncnii. It must have hi'cn a very hirgc insert—seven inelics in cxininso of wing—and tiu'rcforti mudi exceeding any living sjieeies of its group. WIkmi >ve eonsider that tho larviii of sueh creatures inlial)it the water, and di light in muddy bottoms rich in vegetable matter, wc can easily understand that the swani|is and creeks of carboniferous Acadia, w ith its proliably mild and equable climate, must have, been especially favourable to such creatures, and wc can iimigine the larvie of these giguntie (]'hc- meras swarming In the deep black mud of the ponds in these , and furnishing a great part of the food of the lishes iidialiiting them, while the perfect insects emerging from the w uters tu enjoy their brief span of aerial life, would flit in millions over the quiet waters and through the dense thickets of the coal swamps. Fig. 152.—//"iiloiihkbiuiH Utinienii, (i() Pi'cifili' of Ijiise of wiiijj. Mr Seudder describes the species as follows:— " This is probably one of the Ephemcrina, though it difTers very much from any with which I am acquainted. The ncuration is exceedingly simple, and the intercostal spaces appear to be completely filled with miiuitc reticulations without any cross-veins. The narrowness of the wing Is very peculiar for an Ephcineron. The form of the Aving and its reticulation I'cmind mc of the Odunata, but the mode of venation Is very
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