in the Neighbourhood of Birmingham. 



MS 



Fig, 74.. Ficoidites verrucosus, in iron sandstone, 9 in. in 

 length. The reverse is tuberculated, with a groove in the 

 centre, enclosing a spike or young stem. 



75 



Fig. 75. somewhat resembles fig. 118. e, in the Second 

 Volume of this work. The stone is about 5 in. in length, and 

 bears also the impression of a flag species of plant. 



Fig. 76. An ironstone nodule, 6 in. in length, having in 

 its centre a thin stem, with fine leaves proceeding from it. 



Fig. 77. A large block of ironstone, 10 in. in diameter, 

 the fracture of which exhibits a bed of shells, much resembling 

 fresh-water muscles, of about an inch and half in length, and 

 covering a quantity of calamites and flags. Some of the same 



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