262 Prof. A. E. Nordenskiold — Geology of Spit zher gen. 



Coal Mount found fossil 



goes up to eight, among whicb. is a Potamogeton. T liave besides at 



plants in a bard sandstone (d), wbicb 

 together with a conglomerate layer in- 

 tersects tbe looser sandstone about tbe 

 middle of tbe mount. Tbis bard sand- 

 stone stratum is accessible in a stream- 

 ravine on tbe north side of tbe mount. It 

 is clearly identical with stratum No. 9 at 

 Cape Heer, and here, as there, tbe bard 

 sandstone of Bell Sound is rich in large 

 4' kW^ plant remains, very few of which, bow- 



ever, can be accurately determined. The 

 following species are found at this locality : 

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III 



mm 





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Gekera and Species. 



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IB 



5 



si 



U .-1 



as 



Pi 



Filicites deperditus, Hr 



X 



X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 

 X 



X 



X 



Taxodium distichum miocenum^ 

 Hr 



X 



Pinus polaris^ Hr 





Fotamogeton ISordenslcidldi, Hr. 



Populus Richardsoni, Hr 



Salix macrophylla (?), Hr 



Alnus Kafersteini, Groepp 



Corylus McQuarrii, Forb 



Fagus Deucalionis, linger 



X 



6. Cajpe Lyell. — The Miocene strata at 

 tbis place form a real fossil herbarium, 

 which in richness in fine and well-pre- 

 served fossil plants is comparable with tbe 

 richest localities known to man. Here, 

 too, the shore rocks, precipitous towards 

 the sea, afford a beautiful section of the 

 strata. (See Fig. 17.) 



1. Ereccia, of quartz and mica-scHst, with an 

 intercalated stratum of pretty loose sandstone, both 

 probably belonging to the Hecla Hook formation. 



2. Strata covered with debris. 



3. Inconsiderable conglomerate strata, 



4. Loose sandstone, with coal-seam. 



5. Clay-slate, with inconsiderable coal-seam. 



6. Sandstone, mixed with clay, rich in indistinct 

 plant impressions, 1-3 metre. 



7. Sandstone, interstratified with seams of slate. 

 In the sandstone there are at some places inter- 

 calated conglomerate beds which contain rounded 

 pieces of coal. The strata are rich in plant im- 

 pressions, which, however, are not so finely de- 

 veloped as in the following divisions. 30 m. 



8. An alternation, at least ten times repeated, of 

 a loose clay-slate and sandstone, sometimes inter- 

 stratified with small seams of coal and lignite. 

 There are di'ops of retinite interspersed both in the 



