PART 1.] Feistmaniel: Palceontological Notes frmn the Satpura Coul-basin. 75 
The fossils are few in species, although nirmerous in specimens, and I could 
observe— 
lEquisefaceotis stallfs, some of which, 1 think, aro of Schizoneura ; Qanifanwpieris, pretty fre¬ 
quent, both in the original form O. c^clopteroulen, and as a variety, i. e,, O. cyclopteroides, vur. 
attemiaia. Olossopteris almost equally numerous as Gaiiffamopteris. 
This distribution of the fossils appeared to me to be similar to that in the 
3rd seam of the Kaharbari coal-field, and as I endeavour to show in the paper 
referred to that this seam also is to be considered as belonging to the Karharbari 
beds, there would be no objection to the Mohpani seams being considered also as 
on the horizon of the Karharbari beds. 
From Mohpani I moved towards Pachmari, over ground formed of 
Parasuchian crocodile at Mr. Medlicott’s Bagra and Denwa groups. Close to 
Jhirpa, on the right bank of the Denwa, a specimen of a 
large scute of a Farasuchinn crocodile was picked up by Mr. Hughes two years ago, 
and it was therefore my object to examine the place, if more remains could be 
found. I followed the river for some distance in noi'th-western and western direction, 
but not a fragment could be discovered; so I crossed the Denwa and moved on to 
Singanama, on the road from Bankheri to Pachmari, quite close to the boundary 
between the Denwa group of rocks and the next lower group, the Pachmari 
sandstone.^ To the east of Singanama, about Ij mile, in the gorge of the Denwa, 
Section at Moar rocks are fully exposed, and a little to the south of 
the village Moar, on the right bank of the riveri 
the junction of the Pachmari and Denwa groups is well seen, when it is clearly 
observed that the Pachmari sandstone dips without any unconformity beneath 
the Denwa group with the same northerly dip. From Moar I went all along the 
Denwa valley to the north, back to Jhirpa, in search of fossils in the Denwa 
group, but also this time nothing was found. There is only one more locality 
where some organic remains were found in the Denwa group, i. e., far to the west 
near Kesla on the road from Shapur to Itarsi, where Mr. Medlieott procured 
Plant remains in the some plant remains in a very crumbling mottled shale, 
Denwa group. which, after close examination, proved to belong to Gloss- 
opteris. This is all our palseontological knowledge of the Denwa group up to date. 
Proceeding from Singanama to the south-west towards Pachmari, the ground 
rises rapidly up to the Pachmari plateau, which has an elevation of 3,481^, the 
surrounding hills, specially to the south and south-west, 
being much higher, rising to 4,384' in the Mahadeo hill. 
Pachmari sandstone. 
' I may perhaps mention, that before crossing the Denwa river near Jhirpa, 1 was encamped at 
Mauljhar on the road from Chindwara to Bankheri, to the. south-east of which near Anoni-Dliana, 
there is a hot spring with exhalations of inflammable gas; it is at the head of a small iialla which 
receives its water from this spring, w-hich is pretty strong, and the gas escapes at about ten 
places; at the source the water had a temperature of 130'F.; below this it is collected 
in a sort of a small tank, where it shewed 102°P., and from here it passes into the nalla. It is, of 
course, in high estimation with the natives, and close to it is a primitive temple of Mahadeo with a 
■Jogi in attendance. 
