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Middle Coal Measures. 



Hor. — ? Loc. — Low Moor, near Bradford 



(Spencer). - 



Sphenopteris acuta Brongt. 



Sphenopteris acuta Brongt., Hist. d. veget. foss., p. 207, pi. 



Ivii, fig. 5. 

 Mariopteris acuta Zeiller, Flore foss. d. bassin. houil. d. 



Yalen., p. 164, pi. xviii, fig. 2, 

 Middle Coal Measures. 



Hor. — Barnshy Thick Coal. Loc. — East Gawber Colliery, 



near Barnsley (Hemingway). 

 Hor. — White Rake Bed. Loc. — Low Moor, near Bradford 

 (Davis). 



Remark.- — Sphen. acuta seems to be closely allied to 

 the previous species. 



Sphenopteris spinosa Goppert. 



Sphenopteris spifiosa Gopp., Genr. d. plant, foss., part 3-4, p. 

 70, pi. xii ; Zeiller, Flore foss. d. bassin houil. d. Valen., 

 p. 134, pi. XV, figs. 1—3. 

 Diplothvienia spinosuin .Stur, Carbon. Flora, vol. i, p. 312, 



pi. xxviii, figs. 7, 8. 

 Middle Coal Measures. 



Hor. — Barnsley Thick Coal. Loc. — East Gawber Colliery, 

 near Barnsley (Hemingway). 



Remarks. — Crepin* and Zeiller t regard Sphenopteris 

 paliuata Schimper :!; as only a variety of this species. 

 Sphenopteris cristata Brongt. 



Sphenopteris cristata Brongt., Hist. d. veget. foss., p. 356, pi, 



cxxv, figs. 4, 5. 

 Middle Coal Measures. 

 Hor. — Stanley Main Coal. Loc, — Wakefield (Hemingway). 



* Notes Pal^ophytologiques, ii, Soc. Roy. d. Rotan. d. Ijclgiqiie, Bull., vol. xix, 13 Mar. 



1S80. 

 t L.c. p., 137. 

 X Traits d. pal^ont. v<;g(5t., vol. i, p. 388, pi. xxviii, fig. i. 



