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that author (pi. 2, fig. 4) under the name of Elatides curvi- 

 folia var. Brandtiana. 



There is no doubt that this species is better placed in 

 Elatides, the definition of which genus should include the 

 nature of the cones, than in Pagiophyllum. The latter genus 

 ought to be reserved for forms with much thicker and 

 shorter leaves, like those of the majority of species described 

 under that name, especially by Saporta. 



Elatides curvifolia was originally described from the 

 Wealden of Germany. The specimens mentioned above as 

 figured by Nathorst from Spitsbergen are derived from 

 beds belonging to the transition between the Jurassic and 

 the Cretaceous. ^ 



Elatocladus sp. 



Pi. 6, figs. 7, 8. 



The coniferous remains shown in pi. 6, fig. 7, though 

 fairly well preserved, do not present any evidence as to their 

 affinities. The specimen is sterile: the indistinct cone-like 

 impression to the right may not belong to the shoot and 

 gives, at any rate, no information as to the structure of the 

 fructification. It seems best, therefore, to employ the pro- 

 visional name Elatocladus^ in this case. The shoot is of the 

 radial type, with spirally arranged leaves. These measure 

 5 — 10 mm. in length and about 1 mm. in breadth, are some- 

 what falcate, gradually tapering and acute at the apex. In 

 addition to this specimen, there occur in the same locality 

 isolated leaves of conifers 'which may well belong to the 

 same species. Two of these leaves are figured in pi. 6, fig. 8. 

 They agree well with those of the branch in fig. 7, but are 

 larger and especially broader. 



A specific identification of the fragments here described 

 with any known form is impossible and the material is much 

 too poor to warrant the institution of a new species. 



^ Nathorst, A. G., Die pflanzenführenden Horizonte innerhalb der 

 Grenzschichten des Jura vind der Kreide Spitzbergens. Geol. Foren. Stock- 

 holm Förh. Bd 35. H. 4. 1913. 



* Halle, T. G., The Mesozoic Flora of Graham Land. Wiss. Ergebn. 

 Schwed. Südpolar-Exped. 1901—1903. Bd 3. Lief. 14. 1913. P. 82. 



