KILMARNOCK, GALSTON, AND KILWINNING COAL FIELDS, AYRSHIRE. 337 



Lepidodendron Mekiston, Wood, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phila., p. 239, pi. v. fig. 3, 1860. 



Lepidodendron Lesquereuxi, Wood, ibid., p. 240, pi. v. fig. 4. 



Lepidodendron Bordce, Wood, ibid., p. 240, pi. vi. fig. 3. 



Lepidodendron dichotomum rhombiforme, Achepohl, Niederrh. Westfdl. Steink., p. 67, pi. xx. fig. 3. 



Lepidodendron dichotomum transiens, Achepohl, ibid., p. 92, pi. xxx. fig. 4. 



Lepidodendron lamellosum, Achepohl, ibid., p. 134, pi. xl. fig. 15. 



Rhode, Beitr. z. Pflanzen d. V or welt, pp. 8, 9, pi. i. figs. 5, 6. 



King, Edin. New Phil. Jour., vol. xxxvi. p. 273, pi. iv. figs. 2 and 4, 1843-44. 



Decorticated and Imperfectly preserved Examples : — 



Aspidiaria undulata, Feistm., Vers. d. bohm. Kohlenab., Abth. ii. p. 30, pi. x. figs. 1-4 ; pi. xi. fig. 1 {not 



_ fig. 2). 

 Sagenaria undulata, Eichwald, Lethxa Rossica, vol. i. p. 126, pi. viii. fig. 8 (?pl. ix. fig. 1). 

 Lepidodendron confluens, Sauveur, Veget. foss. d. terr. houil. Belgique, pi. lxii. fig. 3. 



Lepidodendron appendiculatum, Sternb., Ess.fl. mondeprim., vol. i. fasc. 3, p. 43, pi. xxviii. ; fasc. 4, p. xi. 

 Sigillaria appendicidata, Brongt., Hist. d. veget. foss., p. 420, pi. cxli. fig. 2. 

 Aphyllum cristatum, Artis, Antedil. Phyt., pi. xvi. 



Remarks. — This species occurs in the three divisions of the Coal Measures, but is not 

 nearly so common as Lepid. ophiurus. Lepidodendron aculeatum is subject to coq- 

 siderable variation in the distance apart of the leaf scars, but is nevertheless a well- 

 marked species. 



Locality. — Bonnyton Pit, Kilmarnock. 



Horizon. — Shale over Whistler Coal. 

 Locality. — Grange Colliery, Kilmarnock. 

 Horizon. — Shale over Stranger Coal. 

 Locality. — Wellington Pit, Hurlford. 



Horizon. — Shale over Hurlford Main Coal. 

 Locality. — Burntwood Mains, Galston. 

 Horizon. — (?) 



forma mo&lllatum, Lesqx., sp. 



Locality. — Bonnyton Pit, Kilmarnock. 



Horizon.— Shale over Whistler Seam. 



Lepidodendron serpentigerum, Konig. 



Lepidodendron serpentigerum, Konig., Jcones foss. sectiles, pi. xvi. fig. 195. 

 Lepidodendron cheilallxum, Wood, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, vol. xiii. p. 346, pi. ix. fig. 4. 

 Lepidodendron distans, Lesqx., Coal Flora, vol. ii. p. 387, pi. xliv. fig. 10. 

 Lepidodendron distans, Lesqx., Geol. of Pennsyl., vol. ii. p. 874, pi. xvi. fig. 5. 

 Lepidodendron ocidatum, Lesqx., Geol. of Pennsyl, vol. ii. p. 874, pi. xvi. fig. 4. 



Remarks. — This species is very rare, only three specimens have come under my 



