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Rhacophyllum, Schimper. 

 Rhacophyllum crispum, Gulbier, sp. (?). (Plate, fig. l.) 



Fucoides crispus, Gulbier, Vers d. Zwick. Schwarzk., p. 13, pi. i. fig. 11. j pi. vi. fig. 18. 

 Schizopteris Lactuca, Germar., Vers. v. Wettin. u. Lobejun, p. 45, pis. xviii., xix. 



Rhacophyllum Lactuca, Schimper, Traite d. paleont. vege't., vol. i. p. 684, pis. xlvi. fig. 1; xlvii. figs. 1, 2; 

 vol. iii. p. 524. 



Lower Coal Measures (Upper Series). 

 Horizon and Locality. — Bowling Alley Rock. Adderley Green, near Longton. 



Lycopodiacese. 

 Lepidodendron, Stemb. 

 Lepidodendron ophiurus, Brongt. 



Sagenaria ophiurus, Brongt., Glass, cl. ve'ge't. foss., p. 27, pi. iv. fig. 1, a, b {Mem. Museum d'hist. not. 



vol. viii.), 1822. 

 Lepidodendron ophiurus, Brongt., Prod., p. 85. 

 Lepidodendron Sternbergii (Kidston, not Brongt. 1) in Ward. Geol. of the North Staffordshire Coal Fields, 



p. 113. 



Middle Coal Measures. 



Horizon and Locality. — Generally distributed throughout the series. Longton. 



,, ,, About horizon of Bassy Mine Ironstone. Railway Tunnel, 



Newcastle-under-Lyme. 

 „ „ Peacock Marl. Berry hill, Stoke-upon-Trent. 



„ ,, Great Row Coal Rock. Stafford Iron and Coal Company, 



Fenton. 

 „ ,, Chalky Mine Ironstone. Fenton. 



Lepidodendron obovatum, Stemb. 



Lepidodendron obovatum, Sternb., Vers., i., fasc. i. pp. 20 and 23 ; pi. vi fig. 1; pi. viii. fig. la ; fasc. iv. p. 10. 

 Lepidodendron obovatum, Zeiller, Flore foss. d. bassin houil. d. Valenciennes, p. 442, pi. lxvi. figs. 1-8. 



Middle Coal Measures. 



Horizon and Locality. — Generally distributed throughout the series. Longton. 

 „ (?) „ Marl Pit, Fenton. 



Loiver Coal Measures (Upper Series). 



Horizon and Locality. — Bowling Alley Rock. Weston Coyney Colliery, near 

 Longton. 



