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as a distinguishing character of Noeggeratldopsis, but the concensus 

 of opinion favours the view that these northern and southern leaves 

 with parallel or slightly spreading veins belong to closely allied 

 genera, and should both be included in the Cordaitales. In his 

 recent memoir on Lower Gondwana plants Zeiller '•' expresses himself 

 strongly in favour of regarding Naggerathiopsis hislopi (Bunb.) as a 

 species of the Cordaitese, and very closely allied to Cordaites. Solms- 

 Laubach,! Krasser,;]: Arber,^ and other authors adopt a similar 

 view. 



The leaves of Heer's genus Phmnicopsis, which I believe to be 

 identical with Zeugoplnjllitcs, differ from the broader leaves of 

 Naggerathiopsis in the absence of the frequent dichotomous branch- 

 ing of the veins. As Zeiller says, we cannot resist the inference 

 that the Gymnospermous seeds found in association with Noeggera- 

 thiopsis in the Karharbari beds may, like the European Cardiocarpus 

 seeds in association with Cordaites, have been borne by this southern 

 member of the Cordaitese. || The leaf from Tonking named by 

 Zeiller ^ Nceggerathiopsis liislopi bears so close a resemblance to the 

 Stormberg plant PhcBnicopsis elongata that I am inclined to think 

 the latter generic name more appropriate than Naggerathiopsis. 



NCEGGEKATHIOPSIS HISLOPI (Bunb.). 



Plate X., fig. 5; Plate. XIII., figs. 2-4. 



1861. Nceggerathia Hislopi, Bunbury, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc, 



vol. xvii., p. 334, pi. x., fig. 5. 

 1879. Nceggerathiop)sis Hislopi, Feistmantel, Foss. Flor. Gondwana 



System, vol. iii., p. 23, pis. xix., xx., xxviii., xxix., xxx. 

 1879. ? Bhiptozamites Goepperti, Schmalhausen, Mem. Acad, imp., 



St. Petersburg, vol. xxvii. [7] , p. 32, pi. iv., figs. 2-4 ; 



pi. vii., figs. 23-27. 

 1887. Bhiptozauiitcs Goepperti, Schmalhausen, Mem. Com. Geol., 



vol. ii.. No. 4, pi. v., fig. 6. 

 1890. Cf. Naggerathiopsis spathulata and N. media, Feistmantel, 



Mem. Geol. Surv., N.S. Wales, p. 154, pi. xxi., 



figs. 3-5. 

 1897. NceggeratJiiopsis Hislopi, Seward, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc, 



vol. liii., p. 322, pi. xxi., fig. 4&. 



* Zeiller (02), p. 31. t Solms-Laubach (91), p. 110. 



+ Krasser (00). § Arber (02). 



II Zeiller (02), p. 32. M Ibid. (82), pi. xii., fig. 13 (02=), pi. xl. 



