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Feistmantel: Fossil Floras of India. 
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which only six fasciculi appeared, with 35 plates and 52 pages text.* The following is a 
systematic abstract of the collections up to datef:— 
A. CRYPTOGAMS ACOTYLEDONES. 
I.— Equisetacece. 
Perhaps in all formations characteristic forms of this order occurred. We have from here 
Equisetum, called Equisetum Itajmahalense, Schimp, (Oldh., Moit. PI. II, f. 2-3. PI. XXXV, 
f. 3-4), which is near to some liassic and rhcetic forms. In Kach, as we saw, no Equise¬ 
tacece were observed. 
II.— Filices. 
These are pretty frequent in the Rajmahal hills, with some most characteristic forms. 
1. —Order Sphenopteridce. 
a. — Sphenopteris, Bgt.: by Sphenopt. Hislopi, Oldh. and Morr. PL XXXI; 
Sphenopt. membranosa, Pstm. and Sphenopt. arguta, L. and II.; PI. XXXII (0. and 
M.); this is an Oolitic species in England. 
b. — Dicksonia: by Dicks. Bindrabunensis, Pstm. PI. XXXVII, f. 2-2a; this is a 
Sphenopteris- like fossil with a fructification by which it must be placed as Diclcsoma. 
c. — Hymenophyllites, Bgt., by HymenophylUtes Bunburyanus, Fstm. ( Sphenopt. 
Bunburyana, Oldh. and Morr. PI. XXXII f. 5-6.) 
2. —Order Neuropterides. 
a. — Cyclopteris, Bgt. On Plate XXXVI (Oldh. and Mor.) (not yet published) are 
drawn two fragments of a Cyclop ferM-like leaf not well defined. Later I got two others, 
one of them quite distinct, with the characters of a Cyclopteris, which, therefore, may 
bn called Cyclopteris Oldhumi, Pstm., PI. XXXVII, f. 5-6. 
b. ~Thinnfeldia, Ettgh. A very interesting genus already known by A. Braun (1840), 
but described as Kirchneria Br., and later by still other names. The systematical position 
is, following Mr. Schimper, with the Neuropteridece, in which I must agree with him. 
The geological horizons for this genus are Lias and Ilhcetic. We possess from 
Buskoghat a specimen of a plant which I took at once to be a Thinnfeldia; and this has 
been confirmed by the discovery of another well marked specimen near Burio, so that I 
will describe this plant as Thinnfeldia indica, Fstm. PI. XXXIX f. 1-la, PI. XLVI f. l-2-2a. 
3. —Order Pecopterides. 
There are some quite distinctive forms for the Rajmahal series, and also for the charac¬ 
ters belonging to this family. 
a. — Pecopteris gleichenoides, Oldh. and Morr., PL XXV, XXVI; placed by Schimper as 
Gleichenites, and called Gl. Bindrabunensis, Schimp.; is very frequent and typical for 
these strata. Schimper may be right. Mr. Oldham also placed this species as Gleichenites. 
b. —Pecopteris (Alethopt.) indica, Oldh. and Morr., PI. XXVII, is indeed an Aletlwp . 
teris with the same specific name. It is allied to Asplenites BSsserti, Schenk, from the 
Rhmtic (Bavaria), and to some other species of Alethopteris; important. Pecopt. salici- 
folia, Morr., is also to he placed here. 
* The figures which M.M. Oldham ancl Morris have already given in their work I will mark, “Oldh., Morr., 
PI. , fig. " ; those to be drawn in my continuation of that work are here marked as “ Fstm., PI. fig. 
f Besides the plant remains I am going to describe, there are also fossil silieiiied woods pretty abundant, 
which, however, X am unable to mention here, as they want more examination, i will describe them later 
together with others of the same kind. 
