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Glossozamites Stoliczkanus. Fstm. 
Frondisforma ac magnitudo ignota. Foliis elongato ovalibus, validis 8 cm. longis, 
23 mm. latis, media parte latissimis, parte apicdli paido attenuata, rotundata, parte 
basali ceguali modo angustata, truncata, angulis baSalibus obtusis; foliis media in parte 
insert is { nereis creberrimis, distinctis, e tota hast radiantibus, furcatis. 
This species has its allies in some forms described by Mr. Sehimper with this generis 
name, but which altogether range only from Lias to lower cretaceous. These species are 
Glossozamites oblongifolius, Kurr.,* from Lias in Wurtemberg; Glossoz. Zitteli, 
Hoheneggerei, and obovatus, Schenkf. 
Our specimen has all the characters of these described species. The largest species till 
now described is Glossoz. Zitteli, Schenk, from lower cretaceous; the leaves measuring 5 cm. 
3 mm., while ours are much larger still. 
Locality .—Karharbari coal-field, brought in 1871 by Dr. Stoliczka, in the same coal-field 
from where Neuropteris valida, Fstm., Vultzia heterophyllum, Bgt., Voltz. acutifolia, Bgt.> 
and Albertia speciosa, Schimp, are known by Mr. Whitty’s discovery. 
There is, therefore, no want of Cycadeous plants in the Damudas, and they are mostly 
of mesozoic character. 
All these supplementary notes were, I think, uecessary; and it is probable that still more 
plants of this kind will be discovered to finally establish the position I have indicated 
for their formations. 
Me. Wood-Mason’s collection of fossil plants from Eaniganj. 
I cannot omit giving a short note on some very interesting plants Mr. Wood-Mason 
lately has brought from Eaniganj. They not only exhibit better specimens of already 
known species, but to a great extent also new forms. As at Mr. Wood-Mason’s request I 
shall write a special paper on them, only a very short noto shall be given here. 
Macro tec niop ter is ( Tcrniopteris ) Danceoides, McClell. (Eoyle). 
The same species which Eoyle formerly called Glossopt. Danceoides, hut later 
McClelland correctly described as Tceniopteris Danceoides, McClell., of which he gave two 
figures, and of which there is a nice specimen in our collection from Burgo in the Rajmahal 
HillsJ (Darnuda beds), Mr. Wood-Mason found several very nice and well preserved speci¬ 
mens ; and his statement is, that this form is there very frequent. All the specimens 
have a very mesozoic aspect, and strikingly resemble certain specimens from the Lias 
(Iveuperp) in the Alps. Besides this they resemble also pretty much Tceniopt. lata, 0. M., 
especially the specimen PI. II, f. 1, and the variety Tceniopt. musafolia, 0. M , PI. IV, f. 1, 
from the Rajmahal Hills ; again also a further evidence of connection of both portions (upper 
and lower) of the Gondwana Series. 
Gen. Glossopteris , Bgt., and Sagenopteris, Presl. 
Mr. Wood-Mason has brought various specimens of the common Eaniganj forms, with 
narrow net-venations, which I will describe as Glossopt. communis, Fstm. But besides these 
two or three leaves of that species which McClelland called Glossopteris acaulis, but which 
I referred to Sngenopteris, Bgt. (as Sagenopt, pedunculata, Fstm.) 
* Kurr.! Boitr, zur. jura formation Wurtembcrgs, p. 12, tab. I, f. 5,1818. 
t Schenk. Foss. FI. d. Nordkapathen. Palseontogr, Vol. XIX (1871), tab. I, II, III. 
J Some nice specimens were, as Mr. Hughes has several times assured me, brought by him from the Rmiganj 
field, but X never could find them in our collections. 
