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higher horizon. The plants indicating a relation to the rich 

 Middle Jurassic floras are with one exception represented 

 by a very poor material in the Kurremölla flora, but they 

 outnumber the equally questionable forms which can be 

 compared with Liassic ones. The exception is Equisetites 

 Mohergii, which is represented by numerous well preserved 

 specimens. This species shows a closer relation to E. Bun- 

 huryanus from the Italian Oolite than to any Lower Jurassic 

 forms, but it appears to be still more closely comparable 

 with E. Lyelli of the Wealden. 



It cannot be denied that the flora shows a closer relation 

 to that of the Wealden than to any other flora. In addition 

 to Equisetites Mohergii, which, as already stated, appears to 

 come very near to E. Lyelli, there are three other species 

 which indicate Wealden affinities. These are Sagenopteris cf. 

 Mantelli, Nilssonia fallax and Elatides cf. curvifolia. The 

 most important of these is Nilssonia fallax, which is very 

 common and represented by an excellent material. This spe- 

 cies is all but indistinguishable from N. schaumburgensis, 

 which is a typical member of the Wealden flora. Both 

 Sagenopteris cf. Mantelli and Elatides cf. curvifolia agree so 

 closely with the corresponding Wealden forms that there can 

 be no great doubt as to their identity with them. 



If it is thus evident that the flora shows a greater affi- 

 nity to that of the Wealden than to any other, it would be 

 rash to conclude that the plant-bearing beds are of Wealden 

 age. The slight indications of the presence of older elements 

 in the flora alluded to above warns us against such an opinion ; 

 and, moreover, it should be borne in mind that the Upper 

 Jurassic floras are rather little known and their relation to 

 the Wealden flora proper not very clear. It is quite possible, 

 therefore, that the plant-bearing beds at Kurremölla belong 

 to the Upper Jurassic. The distance which separates them 

 from the Cardium-heå is hardly great enough to grant suffi- 

 cient room for the whole Middle and Upper Jurassic, unless 

 there is a hiatus in the series. 



A fact which should be noted in this connection is 

 the lack of true Wealden deposits within a great distance 

 from our district. The nearest deposit to be considered for 

 comparison is a plant-bearing clay at Holsterhus in Born- 

 holm. The fossil plants collected there by Dr. K. A. Grön- 



