L. J. Wilis—Fossiliferous Keuper at Bromsgrove. 393 
It will be seen from the above list that the fossils of the sandstone 
and of the shales are rather distinct, and that the fauna of the former 
recalls the vertebrates found at Warwick. The Labyrinthodont 
remains, next to the plants, are the most abundant fossils, but are 
apparently confined to the marl conglomerate. 
The shale fossils, on the other hand, are better preserved, and show 
a great predominance of vegetable remains, but, in places, fragments 
of Arthropods are abundant. ‘This is “especially so in the above- 
mentioned black patches. 
Of the Arthropods, the Lstheri@ are very small, and quite different 
from the Upper Keuper type, so abundant at Shrewley. They 
resemble much more closely those that occur in the Rhetic, but 
I have not been able to determine whether they agree with the 
variety called Brodiana.1 There is but one record of Hstheria from 
the Lower Keuper of England, viz. at Alderley Edge.’ 
I have, so far, been able to find nothing comparable at all with the 
other Arthropod remains. There are pieces which are certainly 
segments of a jointed abdomen, and others which may represent 
earapaces. Dr. Bather thinks that some of the fragments may have 
belonged to a Scorpion, and some have a Merostomatous appearance. 
Dr. Smith Woodward has kindly examined the only nearly perfect 
fish found, and refers it to Dipteronotus cyphus, Egerton, which has 
only once before been described, and that from near Bromsgrove.* 
As regards the plants, the leaves of Zamites Vogesiacus are the most 
characteristic fossils. They are very abundant in the 9 foot shale bed 
in Mr. Griffin’s north quarry. They are broad and lanceolate, with 
parallel nervation, average some 18 inches or more in length, and 
show the apex, and the base which has a well-marked callosity. 
The pith-casts of Hguisetites are abundant in the sandstone, but are 
fragmentary. ‘There is a marked paucity of specimens showing the 
external surface and leaves. 
The male cones of Voltzia are especially well preserved. Some 
show the complete cone with a basal stalk, both the external surface 
and also the internal structure being displayed. 
It is because the Keuper plants hitherto described from England 
are so poorly preserved, and hence so dubiously identified, that the 
occurrence of even these few species at Bromsgrove in good preser- 
vation and some abundance is of especial interest. ‘Che abundance of 
Cycads and Equisetites points to a flora markedly Mesozoic, while the 
whole assemblage of fossils is that of the Lettenkohl (Lower Keuper) 
of South Germany, although some of the plants recall those of 
the Bunter of the Vosges, while other species range up into the 
Schilfsandstein (Middle Keuper). 
I have good hopes of adding to the above list by continuing my 
visits to these quarries, and by working out more completely the 
material recently accumulated; but since particular attention has of 
1 R. Jones, ‘‘ Fossil Estheria’’: Pal. Soc., 1862. 
2 Rep. Brit. Assoc., 1905, where also compare the description of ‘ Vleys’ with the 
marl beds of Bromsgrove. 
3 P. Egerton: Q. J.G.8., vol. x (1854), p. 367. 
4 Schimper & Mougeot : ‘Plantes fossiles du Grés bigarré,”’ 1840. 
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