CONTENTS 



JNTRODUCTION : 



Organic and inorganic matter 

 Plants and animals distinguished . 

 Fossils .....•• 



Conditions of preservation . 



Classification of fossils . 



Process of fossilization . 



Restoration of fossils 



Color ....•• 



Fossil objects due to inorganic agencies 



Distortion ..... 



Pseudo-fossils .... 



Collecting fossils .... 



Index fossils 



Migration, etc. .... 



Naming of organisms . 



Composition of hard parts 



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PLANTS : 



Division I, Thallophyta 



Sub-division A, Myxomycetas 

 Sub-division B, Schizophyta 

 Sub-division C, Diatomeae . 

 Sub-division D, Algae . 

 Sub-division E, Fungi . 



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Division II, Bryophyta 



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Division III, Pteridophyta 



Order a, Filicales . 

 Order b, Equisetales 

 Order c, Lycopodiales . 

 Order d, Sphenophyllales 



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