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I am greatly indebted to many fellow-workers in this field of Palgeontology, to 

 whom I wish to render my sincere thanks. Especially to Professors Dewalque, 

 J. Fraipont, and M. Lohest of Liege, Prof. Geinitz of Dresden, Dr. Otto Jaekel of 

 Berlin, and to Mons. L. Dollo of Brussels, who kindly assisted me to study the 

 series of Coal-measure fossils in the respective Museums to which they are 

 attached. 



I also have to thank Dr. H. Woodward, Professor McKenny Hughes, Mr. J. W, 

 Carr of Nottingham, Dr. John Young of the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, 

 Messrs. Crowther of Leeds, Howse of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Platnauer of York, 

 W. Oarr of Cardiff, H. Woods of the Woodwardian Museum, Hoyle of Owens 

 College, and Crowther of Derby, for kind permission to study all the material 

 in the various museums under their care, and for the loan of specimens for the 

 purposes of figuring. 



Also to Messrs. J. W. Kirkby of Leven, Dr. J. R. S. Hunter of Braidwood, 

 J. Neilson and J. Beveridge of Glasgow, J. Smith of Kilwinning, R. Kidston of 

 Stirling, James Bennie of the Scotch Geol. Survey, R. Craig of Beith, Joseph 

 Wright of Belfast, Wm. Madeley of Dudley, George Wild of Bardsley, C. Boeder 

 of Manchester, G. Campbell of Wakefield, Wm. Pickup of Rushton Colliery, 

 Johnson of Dudley, and John Ward of Longton for the loan of large collections, 

 and for many details as to distribution. 



Also to Sir A. Geikie, Director-General, and Messrs. E. T. Newton, De Ranee, 

 Goodchild, and Nolan, of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, for 

 great assistance in the loan of type specimens from the Survey Museums of 

 London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, and for valuable information on many points. 

 Also I have to thank Mr. F. R. C. Reed, of Cambridge, for kindly showing me the 

 Woodwardian Collections on two occasions, and Mr. Bolton, of Owens College, 

 Manchester, for his kindness in giving up to me a work which he had already 

 begun, and for looking over proofs for me ; and Mr. William Rupert Jones, who 

 kindly verified references and made several bibliographical researches for me. 



I owe a special debt of gratitude to the Rev. Prof. Thomas Wiltshire and 

 Prof. T. Rupert Jones for many valuable suggestions and much help. 



