Fossil Floras of Cape Colony. 



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ll.—STOBMBERG FLORA. 



Plates VII.-IX., XI., figs. 2, 3. 

 Text-figures 6 and 7. 



I.— INTEODUCTION. 



The plants included in this section were obtained from the following 

 localities : Maclear and neighbourhood, Tina Eiver, Kenigha Eiver, 

 Matatiele, Edward's Hope, Cyphergat, Molteno, and Stormberg, 

 The most important account of the flora of this uppermost division 

 of the Karoo formation is that by Feistmantel," who refers to the 

 Stormberg beds as probably of Lias-Ehaetic age. The floras of other 

 regions — -Scania and Franconia in Europe, Australia, and the Argen- 

 tine Eepublic in the Southern hemisphere — with which the African 

 plants are most nearly allied are usually described as Ehastic in age, 

 and there is little doubt that the Stormberg flora should be regarded 

 as a member of the EliEetic vegetation. Feistmantel records the 

 following species from Indwe Eiver, Stormberg, Cyphergat, and 

 Molteno :— 



Feistmantel (1889). 

 Equisetaceous stem fragment. 



Sphenoi^terix elongate Carr. 



Thinnfcldia odoiitopteroidcx (Morr.).) 

 Thinnfeldia trilohita (?) Johnst. | 



Tteniopteris carriithersi T. -Woods. | 

 Tceniopteris daintreei McCoy. ) 



AntJiroplnjopds (?) sp. 



Alethopteris sp. (cf. Aifpleniitm nehhense 

 Heer). 



Podozamitc^ {Zeu(iop)lujllitcs) dongatuft \ 



(Morr.). I- 



Podoznmites (Zeiigophijllites) sp. J 



Sewakd (1903). 

 Equisetaceous stem fragment. 



Stenopterix clougata (Carr.). 

 Thinnfeldia odontopteroides (Morr. 



TaniopteriA carruthcrd T. -Woods. 



Ghiroptens elongata (?) (Carr.). 

 Cladophlehls sp. 



Phccnicopsis elongatd (Morr.). 



Baiera schencki Feist. 



I Baiera schencki Feist. 

 * Feistmantel (89). 



