About the marine fossils there is said (p. 280) : — “ The whole of these 
forms agree with those found in the Hunter-river series of New South 
Wales, which there, as in Queensland, are found at the base of the great 
Palaeozoic coal-group of that Colony.” There is also given a section of the 
lowest observed Coal Measures near Nebo crossing, at the Bowen River, and 
the following said about it : — “ The marine beds are generally argillaceous 
limestones, often very ferruginous, whilst the upper beds are coarse grits and 
sandstones, with interstrati lied shales. In these the impressions of Glossop- 
terls are very common, and sometimes beautifully preserved ; but I have 
never been able to find the fauna and flora unmistakably represented in the 
same bed.” 
Mr. Daintree continues (p. 288) : — “ In fact, throughout Australia, as 
far as- observation lias yet extended, Glossoptteris is confined to the older coal- 
measures of which the Droducti and Spiriferce, above described, are the 
marine representatives. In Tasmania, New South Wales, and Queensland, at 
least, this holds good; and where Glossopteris occurs the associated marine 
fauna is always of Palaeozoic type.” 
“ In the Taeniopteris coal-measures of Victoria , Hichmond Hirer, New 
South Wales, and the Southern coal-field of Queensland no Glossopteris has 
yet been found, and the Productus- and Spirifera-hefa are also absent. It 
would seem, therefore, that, apart from the presence of a distinguishing 
fauna, Taeniopteris may be taken as evidence of the Mesozoic, and Glossop- 
teris of the Palaeozoic coal-formations of Australia.”* * * § 
Devonian. — We find the description of the Devonian as follows (p. 288) : 
— “ Lithologically this very extensive development of Palaeozoic rocks agrees 
with the ‘Devonian’ system of England; and the palaeontological evidence is 
confirmatory of the same idea. In the higher members of this group, which, 
from their general analogy to the English group of that name, we will term 
Devonian, specimens of fossil plants are abundantly met with. W. Carruthers, 
Esq., E.R.S., has described and named those from three widely separated 
localities — Mount "Wyatt, t Canoona, J and Broken River, § — and refers them 
* This may hold good for Australia, although, even from Mr. Daintree’s own description (see above), it 
appears clear that Glossopteris prevails in the higher beds of the, what ho calls, older coal formation ; but in 
India there occurs Tceniopteris and Maerotceniopteris in the Glossopteris beds (Damuda) , while Glossopteris reaches 
up beyond the Rajmalial beds, in which various TceniopteridcB are numerous. 
f At 147-148° Long. E. and 21° Lat. S. 
I At 150-151° Long. E. and 23 Lat. S. 
§ An affluent of the Bowen River, south of Bowen. [The above passage in Mr. Daintree’s Memoir throws no 
light on the exact position of this locality. It may be either the river mentioned by Dr. Feistmantel in this foot- 
note, or the better known Broken River, a tributary of the Clarke River, itself a branch of the Burdekin River. — - 
R. E., jun.] ' 
