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the Shasta, is equally unsatisfactory, and judging by the analogies 

 furnished by the existing Podocarpeae it serins extremely unlikely 

 that conifers of the Nageiopsis type should have included such broad- 

 leaved forms. 



They are possibly referable to sonic of the large-leaved Cycadaceae 

 of the Lower Cretaceous, Professor Fontaine suggesting their possible' 

 reference to Podozamites (cf. grandifolius Fontaine). They may also 

 be compared to conifers of the Dammara type, but the material 

 collected up to the present time is incapable of throwing any light on 

 their true botanical affinity. 



O'ccum mce.— Patuxent formation. Near Dutch Gap, near Poto- 

 mac Run, Virginia. (?)Shasta formation. Near Riddles, Oregon. 



