PART 1.] Fehf mantel: VaUeonlologlcal Notes from the Satpnra Coal-hmn. 77 
Above these sandstones is a series of sandy micaceous shales, which in tliis 
place contain no fossils, but which I believe to be the same as those at the base of 
the hill mentioned as on the left bank of the Denwa (north of Barikondam) 
where I obtained fossils; above these sandy shales is a bed of fine earthy bluish- 
grey or reddish-gi-ey shales with plant fossils. Above these there would come in 
the sandy micaceous shales which I mentioned before as immediately below the 
Pachmari sandstone, and then these sandstones themselves, all apparently with 
the same dip. I obtained the following fossils from these localities :— 
a. Prom the base of a small hill on the left bank of the Denwa river north 
of Barikondam in brownish-yellow, greenish-yellow, sandy and earthy micaceous 
shales which do not split regularly; the fossils are plants only and very 
fragmentary— 
Glossopteris communis, Fstm. 
Olossopferis with liorizontal broad meshes (called in mamisoript Ol. damudica). 
Glossopteris, another form with distinct polygonal meshes, which form occurs also in the 
Eaniganj group of Bengal, and which will be described as Gl. retifera. 
Pecopieris comp, angasta, H. {M^rianopteris angusta, H.). This species occurs in the 
Trias of Europe. A form of the same genus is huown also from the Rmiiganj group. 
Vilcsonia (comp. Concinna), a form which appears to me to bo the satne as that found by 
Mr. Hughes in the Eaniganj group of the Jherria coal-field, and figured by me in 1877.' 
h. To the east of the place just mentioned fossils were fonnd, as already stated, 
in fine earthy light grey, bluish-grey or reddish-grey shales which appear to me 
to be above these shales. The fossils were— 
Equisetaceous stalks, of which some may belong to Schizoneura, as this genus was found in 
this horizon. 
Vertehraria indica, Royle; small specimens. 
Glossopteris predominant; different forms. 
Glossopteris communis, 
Glossopteris indica, Schimp. (one specimen with little oblong marks as if indicating the 
Sori). 
Glossopteris ytiih broad horizontal meshes {Gl. damudica). 
Glossopterisleptoneura, Bunb.; narrow leaflets. 
Gangamopteris, a form with small roundly ovate leaves. 
A round winged seed of the genus Samaropsis, Gopp.,^ much resembling Heer’s Samarops 
rotundata? 
Some other small seeds, not w’inged, resembling very much seeds of the same kind from 
Damuda rocks in South Rewa, collected by Mr. J. G. Medlicott. 
Besides these fossils collected by myself, there were some other .specimens 
Otber fossil plants in the from the same district in our collections. One lot of 
Survey collections. about fifteen specimens was labelled, “ Upper Denwa 
valley near Barikondam the fossils are plant impressions in an earthy-reddish 
' Rcc. Geol. Snrv. of India, Vol. X. 
* Fructus samaroideus, membranaceus compressus, margins alatus, monospermus, 
* Beer: Flora fossilis arctica, Vol. 1\'; Jura flora Ostsibiriens, etc., p. 80. 
