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group. Fig. 739, the Cycad Pterophyllum Jcegeri Brngt., from Stuttgart. There are 

 also species of Equisetum, Catamites, etc. Some names of European plants are given 

 on p. 409. JEthophyllum speciosum Schp. & Mg.,^£. stipulare Schp., Echinostachys 

 obtonga Brngt., and E. cylindrica Schp. & Mg., are names of species of grass-like plants, 

 referred to the Typhacese or "Cat-tail " family. 



2. Animals. 

 Radiates, though not abundant, are represented by Crinoids (Fig. 

 740, the "Lily Encrinite "), Star-fishes, and a few Corals. 



Figs. 740-743. 



Crdtoid. — Fig. 740, Encrinus liliiformis. Lamellibranchs. — Fig. 741, Gervillia socialis ; 742, 

 Myophoria lineata. Ostracold. — Fig. 743, Estheria miDUta. 



Figs. 744-747. 



CepHalopods. — Fig. 744, Ceratites nodosus ; 745, dorsal view of portion of same, showing the 

 dorsal lobes of the septa ; 746, Ammonites tornatus ; 747, side-view of same (X>£)- 



Mollusks were numerous, and among them species of the Ammonite 

 group (Figs. 744, 746). 



The Articulates included Insects, Crustaceans and "Worms. 



