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More recently several fossils have been placed in Lycopodites, 

 but apparently without sufficient claim to be included in that 

 genus. In illustration may be mentioned the Lycopodites 

 carbonaceus, O. Feistmantel 1 and Zeilleiy and Lycopodites 

 selaginoides, Roehl (not Sternberg). 3 The Lycopodites carbonaceus 

 is founded on branches of Bothradendron — probably B. minuti- 

 folium, and Lycopodites selaginoides, Roehl (not Sternb.), may 

 possibly belong to the same genus. 



The study of the genus Lycopodites is inseparably connected 

 with the genus Selaginites, Brongt., 4 which, as its name implies, 

 was created for the reception of plants supposed to have a 

 relationship to Selaginella. Brongniart, however, regarded his 

 genus of doubtful value and only figured one species Selaginites 

 patens? which is certainly a Lepidendron. 



I possess a specimen from Hailes Quarry, near Edinburgh 

 (No. 31), agreeing in every respect with Brongniart's figure of 

 Selaginites patens. My specimen was collected by the late Mr. 

 John Gibson, of the Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh. 



Among other fossils which have been placed in Selaginites are 

 the rachis of ferns and perhaps their rhizomes which, when 

 covered with scales, have been mistaken for leafy stems. As such 

 may be mentioned the Selaginites Erdmanni, Germar. 6 This 

 has been renamed Spiropteris Erdmanni by Schimper f while the 

 plant given by Geinitz 8 under the same name (Selaginites 

 Erdmanni), and which is distinctly different from Germar's 

 species, has been named Rhizomopteris lycopodioides. 9 



Several species originally described as Selaginites by Lesquereux 10 



feistmantel, Vers. d. Bbhmuchen Ablag. II. Abth. PI. I., figs. 1, 2 

 — Lycopodium earbonaceum — p. 9. 



2 Zeiller, Flore foss. Ba*$in houil. d. Valenciennes, p. 495. PI. LXXIV., 

 fig. 1. 



3 Roehl, Foss. Flora d. Steink. Form. Westphalens, p. 144. PI. VII. , fig. 3. 



4 Brongniart, Prodrome, p. 84. 182S. 



6 Salaginites patens, Hist. d. veget. fos*., Vol. II. PI. XXVI. 



6 Vers. v. Wettin u. Lbbejan, Heft. VI., p. 21. PI. XXVI. 1849. 



7 Schimper, Traite d. paleont. veget., Vol. I., p. 689. PI. XLIX., fig. 3. 



8 Vers. d. Sceinkf. in SacJisen, p. 33. PI. I., fig. 5. 1855. 



Schimper, Traite d. paleont. veget., Vol. I., p. 699. PI. XLIX., fig. 3. 

 10 Geol. Survey of Illinois, Vol. II., p. 446. 1866. 



