1881.] fossils of the Indian Oondwdna system. 183 



Tipper Gondiodnas : Bdjmahdl group in the Rajmahal hills. 

 Another Danacopsis will be described by myself on the next opportunity 

 from the S. Rewah basin. 



Order Cyatheacejs 

 Genus Cyathea* Lin. 

 Cyathea comp. Tchihatcheffif, Schmalh. 



1880. Feistmantel, Pal. ind., Gondwana Flora, Vol. Ill, p. 75, PI. XVI, A. 

 figs. 1, 2, 4. 



Lower Gondwdnas : Bardhar group, near Talchir, Talchir coalfield. 

 This species is otherwise known from the Jura of the Altai Moun- 

 tains. 



SpJienopteris% polymorp7ia,§ Fstm. 



1876. Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XLV, pp. 356-358, PI. XVI, figs. 5-7, XVII. 

 1880. Pal. ind., Gondw. Flora, Vol. Ill, p. 76, Pis. XV A, XVI A, fig. 3, XVI A 



bis, figs. 1-6. 



Lower Gondwdnas : a. Bardhar group : Lumki hill, Karharbari coal- 

 field. 



b. Baniganj group : Raniganj coalfield. 



Genus Dichsonia,\\ L'Herit. 

 In this genus have, I think, to be placed besides others, also several 

 forms which were formerly classed with other genera. 



Lichsonia hughesi*^ Fstm. 

 1880. Pal. indica, Gondwana Flora, Vol. Ill, p. 52. 



Lower Gondiodnas : Baniganj group of the Jharia coalfield, and of 

 the Satpura basin (Bijori horizon). 



Dichsonia bindrabunensis,** Feistm. 



1877. Feistmantel, Rajmahal Flora, Gondwana Flora, Vol. I, p. 76, PI. XXXVII 

 %. 2. 



Upper Gondwdnas: BdjmaMl group, at Bindrabun, Rajmahal hills. 

 Other ferns, from the upper Gondwana portion, to be placed with this 

 genus, are : Dicksoniaff sp. (Jabalpur group), Sphenopteris, comp. arguta,%\ 



* A living genus. 



f Proper name. 



X Shen (gr) = wedge ; pteris (gr) = fern. 



§ Polys (gr) = many-fold ; morphe (gr) = form, aspect. 



jj A living genus ; from a proper name. 



H Proper name (Mr. Th. Hughes). 



** Name of a locality. 



ft 1877. Pal. ind. Gondwana Flora, Vol. II, p. 86. 



XX 1877. Pal. ind. Gondwana Flora, Vol. I, pp. 71-72. 



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