xlvi HISTORICAL SKETCH. 



Feistmantel, 1 in 1876, described the following new species from 

 the Damuda formation : — 



Schizoneura gondwanensis, sp. now 



Gangamopteris cyclopteroid.es, sp. now 



Sagenopteris, sp. = Glossopteris, sp. 



Neuropteris valida, sp. now = Neuropteridium vdlidum, Feist. 



Actinopteris bengalensis, sp. nov. = \_A.~\ bengalensis, Feist. 



In the same year Feistmantel 2 published an important paper in 

 the Journal of the Eoyal Asiatic Society of Bengal, in which the 

 following additions to the Glossopteris flora were described : — 



Sphenopteris polymorpha, sp. nov. 



Alethopteris phegopteroides, sp. nov. = Pecopteris phegopleroides (Feist.). 



Palteovittaria Kurzi, sp. nov. 



Belemnopteris Wood- Masoniana, sp. nov. 



Gangamopteris Whittiana, sp. nov. 



Glossopteris communis, sp. nov. = G. indica, Schiraper. 



Sagenopteris poly phylla, sp. nov. = Glossopteris retifera, Feist. 



In 1877 the following species were added : — 3 



Glossopteris stenoneura, sp. nov. 3 = G. indica, Schimper. 

 Ehizomopteris Balli, sp. nov. 



Feistmantel, 4 in 1879, published the first part of his great work 

 on the Fossil Flora of the Lower Gondwanas, which included 

 numerous figures of almost all of the Permo-Carboniferous plants 

 known from India. The first section, together with a supplement, 

 was devoted to the lower series of Glossopteris -hewing rocks, 

 known as the Talchir-Karharbari beds. The following species 

 were described : — 



Schizoneura cf. Meriani (Brong.) = Schizoneura, sp. (?). 

 S. gondwanensis, Feist. 

 Yertebraria indica, Boyle. 



Neuropteris valida, Feist. = Neuropteridium validum, Feist. 

 Glossopteris communis, Feist. = G. indica, Schimper. 

 G. damudica, sp. nov. = G. ampla, Dana. 

 G. decipiens, sp. nov. 

 Gangamopteris (?) bitriadica, sp. nov. 

 G. major, sp. nov. = G. cyclopteroides, var. major, Feist. 

 G. ci. angustifolia, McCoy. 

 G. cyclopteroides, Feist. 



1 Feistmantel (76 1 ). - Feistmantel (76 2 ). 



3 Feistmantel (77 1 ), p. 74. 4 Feistmantel (79 1 ). 



