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17. - The fauna and Stratigraphy of the Storrnberg Series. - By 

 S. H. HAUGHTON, B.A., D.Sc., F.G.S., Hon. Curator of the 

 Palaeontological Collections, formerly Assistant Director, S. A. 

 Museum. (With 55 Text-figures.) 



INTRODUCTION. 



In the following pages an attempt is made to bring together facts, 

 previously scattered through a number of publications, bearing upon 

 the stratigraphy and palaeontology of the Stormberg Series and to 

 incorporate among them the results of three collecting expeditions 

 made by the author mainly in the districts of Herschel and Wode- 

 house. The whole of the fossil collection of the South African 

 Museum has been reviewed - - the animals by the author, the plants 

 by Dr. A. L. du Toit. The work of the latter is not yet ready for 

 publication; but Dr. du Toit has kindly forwarded a provisional list 

 of his identifications, which is incorporated below. To him I am 

 also indebted for constant critical advice and, as will be seen, I have 

 drawn largely upon his published descriptions of the stratigraphy 

 of the beds. 



Mr. Macgregor, of the Rhodesian Geological Survey, has been good 

 enough to supply me with notes and specimens from Southern 

 Rhodesia. Rock-sections have been cut in the Geological Department 

 of the University of Cape Town, where Professor A. Young has 

 critically examined the petrological work, besides discussing the 

 many interesting points of palaeogeography which arose. Thanks 

 are due to the Royal Society of South Africa for a grant which 

 resulted in the discovery of the skeleton of Massospondylus harriesi; 

 and, among others, I am indebted for help to Dr. L. Peringuey for 

 examination of the insect-remains and to Mr. K. H. Barnard for 

 inspection of the Crustacea. 



FAUNA AND FLORA. 

 The following list shows the forms found in the Stormberg Series. 



PLANTS. 



(List supplied by Dr. A. L. du Toit.) 



Neocalamites (Schizoneura) Carrerei, (Zeill.). 

 Neocalamites sp. Sew. 



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