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cottaldinus, and Gastrochcena dominicalis in the fossil 

 wood. 



The Uitenhage beds in the Sunday's Kiver Valley and 

 adjoining country form a wide synclinal trough trending 



Zamites recta. Two-thirds natural size. 

 FIG. 23. Plant from the Uitenhage series (Wood beds) (from Seward). 



nearly north-west, but its axis sinks to the south-east, 

 so that higher and higher beds are met with in that 

 direction. There is also undoubtedly a greater develop- 

 ment of the marine beds (Sunday's River beds) as com- 

 pared with the conglomerates and sands (Enon and 



