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Fossil plants, Vol. 3

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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This volume provides systematic descriptions, anatomical analyses, and extensive illustrations of fossil gymnosperms from the Paleozoic record. It examines seed-ferns and medullosan stems, various cycad-like trunks and fronds, cordaitean wood and foliage, and a wide range of fossil gymnosperm seeds. Each section combines morphological description, tissue and vascular anatomy, and taxonomic commentary to aid identification and comparison. Emphasis is placed on structural characters used in classification and on the morphological diversity preserved across different fossil genera and organs.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Several of the illustrations are printed from blocks for which I am indebted to learned societies or to individuals. The sources from which clichés were obtained are mentioned within square brackets. The names of donors of photographs or drawings are added after the descriptions of the figures.

Frontispiece. Charles René Zeiller. From a photograph given to me by Madame Zeiller.

FIG. PAGE
377. Cycas circinalis. A. Malins Smith 2
378. Cycas revoluta. [G. R. Wieland.] 3
379. Encephalartos horridus 3
380. Cycas circinalis. [Encyclopaedia Britannica.] 4
381. Cycas revoluta and Zamia Loddigesii 5
382. Encephalartos Ghellinckii. [Camb. Phil. Soc.] 11
383. Cycas siamensis. [Encyclopaedia Britannica.] 12
384. Cycas circinalis 13
385. Cycas Micholitzii and Zamia angustifolia 14
386. Encephalartos Altensteinii; Dioon edule. S. M. Wadham. 15
387. Cycadean Fronds 16
388. Zamia Wallisii 17
389. Zamia integrifolia. [Camb. Univ. Press.] 18
390. Zamia Loddigesii 18
391. Bowenia spectabilis. [Encyclopaedia Britannica.] 20
392. Cycas pectinata, C. Riuminiana, C. angulata, Encephalartos, and Stangeria 21
393. Stangeria, Encephalartos, and Ceratozamia 22
394. Macrozamia Preissii. [Camb. Univ. Press.] 23
395. Zamia floridana. [G. R. Wieland.] 24
396. Dioon edule, Cycas circinalis, etc., Encephalartos, Bowenia, Macrozamia, Microcycas 26
397. Stangeria paradoxa. [New Phytologist; A. G. Tansley.] 29
398. Macrozamia 29
399. Cycadean foliar bundles 31
400. Cycas Micholitzii. [Camb. Phil. Soc.] 33
401. Lyginodendron Landsburgii. R. Kidston 37
402. Lyginopteris oldhamia. [Camb. Phil Soc.] 39
403–405. Lyginopteris oldhamia 41, 44, 48
406. Lyginopteris oldhamia. F. W. Oliver 49
407. Crossotheca Hoeninghausi. R. Kidston and other sources 53
408. Lagenospermum Sinclairi; Lagenostoma; Calymmatotheca Stangeri; Crossotheca Hoeninghausi 57
409. Lagenostoma 58
410. Lyginopteris oldhamia 69
411, 412. Heterangium Grievii 73, 76
413. Sphenopteris elegans 78
414. Sphaerostoma ovale 79
415. Heterangium Grievii; H. tiliaeoides; Lyginopteris root 82
416. Medullosa (stem-anatomy) 92
417. Medullosa centrofilis 96
418. Myeloxylon radiatum; Medullosa stellata; M. Leuckarti 103
419. Medullosa Leuckarti 104
420. Myeloxylon radiatum; Medullosa anglica, and Medullosa sp. 107
421. Potoniea adiantiformis; Linopteris obliqua; Neuropteris heterophylla 111
422. Neuropterocarpus Kidstoni. [Edinburgh Royal Society.] 114
423–426. Trigonocarpus Parkinsoni 118, 120, 121
427. Codonotheca caduca. [New Phytologist.] 125
428. Whittleseya elegans; W. brevifolia 128
429. Whittleseya elegans 130
430–432. Dolerophyllum Goepperti 133, 134, 137
433. Ottokaria bengalensis. [Indian Geol. Survey.] 140
434. Strobilites Milleryensis 141
435, 436. Colpoxylon aeduense 143
437, 438. Rhexoxylon africanum 146, 148
439, 440. Sutcliffia insignis 150, 151
441. Steloxylon Ludwigii 163
442. Pecopteris Pluckeneti 167
443. Eremopteris artemisaefolia; Samaropsis acuta 170
444. Samaropsis acuta. R. Kidston 171
445. Wardia fertilis 172
446–448. Megaloxylon Scotti. [Camb. Phil. Soc.] 176–178
449, 450. Rhetinangium Arberi. W. T. Gordon 182
451. Stenomyelon tuedianum 183
452. Stenomyelon tuedianum. R. Kidston 185
453. Ptychoxylon Levyi; Cycadoxylon Fremyi; C. robustum 188
454, 455. Calamopitys Saturni. M. Zalessky 191, 192
456. Kalymma grandis 195
457. Eristophyton fasciculare 197
458. Eristophyton Beinertianum. M. Zalessky 199
459. Cladoxylon mirabile; C. dubium; C. taeniatum; Syncardia pusilla 202
460. Cladoxylon Kidstoni; C. mirabile 206
461. Völkelia refracta 209
462. Protopitys Buchiana 211
463. Poroxylon Edwardsii. C. E. Bertrand and F. W. Oliver 216
464. Poroxylon Edwardsii; P. Boysseti. C. E. Bertrand 218
465. Cordaites leaf. (C. Felicis.) R. Kidston 228
466. Cordaites principalis; Artisia transversa. R. Kidston 231
467. Cordaites lingulatus 234
468. Cordaites (Rhizo-Cordaites); Cordaites circularis; Cordaites sp. cf. C. Lacoei; C. crassifolius 237
469. Cordaites aequalis; C. Clerci. M. Zalessky 239
470. Cordaites (Noeggerathiopsis) Hislopi. G. R. Wieland. 241
471. Cordaites (Noeggerathiopsis) Hislopi. [Geological Society.] 241
472. Cordaites (Noeggerathiopsis) Hislopi. [Geol. Surv. India.] 242
473. Cordaites stem 246
474, 475. Dadoxylon materiarum 257
476. Dadoxylon Pedroi 259
477. Cordaites root 262
478. Cordaites? root. T. N. Leslie 263
479. Cordaianthus. F. E. Weiss 265
480. Cordaianthus Pitcairniae; C. Volkmanni 266
481. Cordaianthus Grand’Euryi; C. Williamsoni; C. Zeilleri. C. E. Bertrand 268
482. Cordaianthus microsporangia 270
483. Mesoxylon Sutcliffii 272
484. Pelourdea vogesiaca. [Geologists’ Assoc.] 279
485. Titanophyllum Grand’Euryi 284
486, 487. Pitys antiqua 286, 287
488. Pitys primaeva 288
489. Callixylon Trifilievi. M. Zalessky 292
490. Mesopitys Tchihatcheffi 296
491. Antarcticoxylon Priestleyi 298
492. Diagram of a synthetic type of seed 303
493. Lagenostoma ovoides; L. Lomaxi; Physostoma elegans; Telangium Scotti; Stephanospermum akenioides 311
494. Stephanospermum akenioides; Conostoma oblonga; Gnetopsis elliptica; Physostoma elegans; Mitrospermum compressum 314
495. Polypterospermum Renaultii; Ptychotesta tenuis; Polylophospermum stephanense; Hexapterospermum stenopterum; Diplotesta avellana; D. Grand’Euryana; Taxospermum Grüneri 322
496. Pachytesta incrassata; Polypterocarpus anglicus 324
497. Pachytesta 325
498. Codonospermum olivaeforme; Aetheotesta elliptica 330
499. Samaropsis emarginata 337
500. Cardiocarpus drupaceus var. expansus 339
501. Cardiocarpus sclerotesta; Rhabdocarpus cyclocaryon 340
502. Samaropsis fluitans; S. emarginata; S. bicaudata; S. Seixasi; S. barcellosa; S. Newberryi; Cordaicarpus Cordai 350
503. Samaropsis Leslii 352
504. Samaropsis Milleri. [Geol. Surv. India.] 353
505. Cordaicarpus Cordai 355
506. Holcospermum sulcatum; Codonospermum anomalum; Diplopterotesta spitzbergensis; Gnetopsis elliptica; Thysanotesta sagittula; Rhynchogonium costatum; Boroviczia Karpinskii; Hexagonocarpus Noeggerathi; Rhabdospermum tunicatum 359
507. Cycadeoidea marylandica. [G. R. Wieland.] 373
508, 509. Cycadeoidea Wielandi [G. R. Wieland.] 375, 376
510. Cycadeoidea sp. 377
511. Cycadeoidea Gibsoniana 377
512. Cycadeoidea ingens. [G. R. Wieland.] 378
513–515. Cycadeoidea. [G. R. Wieland.] 380–383
516. Cycadeoidea Dartoni 384
517–523. Cycadeoidea Gibsoniana 387–394
524–527. Cycadeoidea (Bennettites) Morierei. [O. Lignier.] 397–402
528–532. Cycadeoidea dacotensis. [G. R. Wieland.] 404–408
533. Cycadeoidea colossalis. [G. R. Wieland.] 410
534. Cycadeoidea Reichenbachiana. [A. Rothpletz.] 411
535–537. Cycadeoidea gigantea. [Geological Soc.] 413, 414
538. Cycadeoidea micromyela 415
539. Cycadeoidea Jenneyana (?) [G. R. Wieland.] 416
540. Vectia luccombensis. [Trustees of the British Museum.] 419
541–543. Williamsonia gigas 424–427
544. Williamsonia gigas. [Yorkshire Nat. Union.] 428
545. Williamsonia gigas. A. G. Nathorst. 429
546, 547. Williamsonia gigas 430, 431
548. Williamsonia gigas. O. Lignier. 432
549, 550. Williamsonia gigas. [Cambridge Phil. Soc.] 435, 436
551. Williamsonia spectabilis. A. G. Nathorst. 437
552. Williamsonia spectabilis. [Geological Soc.] 438
553, 554. Williamsonia Leckenbyi. A. G. Nathorst. 439, 440
555, 556. Williamsonia whitbiensis. A. G. Nathorst. 441
557. Williamsonia sp. [Indian Geol. Survey.] 444
558. Williamsonia Blandfordi. [Indian Geol. Survey.] 446
559. Williamsonia Carruthersi 447
560. Williamsonia Bucklandi 449
561. Williamsonia scotica 450
562–564. Williamsonia scotica. [Royal Society.] 451–453
565. Williamsonia spectabilis; W. whitbiensis; W. mexicana 459
566, 567. Wielandiella angustifolia 463, 464
568. Wielandiella angustifolia. A. G. Nathorst. 466
569–573. Williamsoniella coronata. [Royal Society.] 468–471
574. Cycadocephalus Sewardi. A. G. Nathorst. 474
575. Bucklandia anomala 482
576. Bucklandia Milleriana 484
577. Bucklandia Yatesii 485
578. Bucklandia buzzardensis. [Trustees of the British Museum.] 486
579. Bucklandia indica. [Trustees of the British Museum.] 488
580, 581. Colymbetes Edwardsi [Trustees of the British Museum.] 492, 493
582, 583. Cycadolepis sp. 495
584, 585. Carpolithus conicus [Trustees of the British Museum.] 498
586. Beania gracilis. [W. G. Carruthers.] 502
587. Ptilophyllum pecten. [Trustees of the British Museum.] 513
588, 589. Ptilophyllum pecten [Geological Surv. India.] 514, 516
590. Ptilophyllum pecten and Williamsonia Blandfordi [Geological Surv. India.] 517
591. Ptilophyllum cutchense. [Geological Society.] 518
592. Ptilophyllum pecten 519
593. Ptilophyllum pecten. [Geological Society.] 519
594. Ptilophyllum pecten 520
595. Ptilophyllum pecten 523
596. Ptilophyllum pecten. [Trustees of the British Museum.] 523
597. Ptilophyllum boreale. A. G. Nathorst. 526
598. Ptilophyllum antarcticum; P. Anderssoni 527
599. Zamites gigas. [Encyclopaedia Britannica.] 533
600. Zamites recta 534
601. Zamites Buchianus; Z. Carruthersi; Z. Zitteli 535
602. Zamites Buchianus 536
603. Otozamites Goeppertianus; O. Bechei 538
604. Otozamites Bechei 539
605. Otozamites Bechei 541
606. Otozamites Beani; O. Bunburyanus [Encyclopaedia Britannica.] 542
607. Otozamites bengalensis. [Geological Surv. India.] 542
608. Otozamites Kliptsteini. [Geological Society.] 545
609. Dictyozamites Hawelli 548
610. Pterophyllum Jaegeri 549
611. Pterophyllum Nilssoni; Nilssonia mediana 551
612. Pterophyllum Fayoli 552
613. Pterophyllum Braunianum 554
614. Pterophyllum Nathorsti; Nilssonia tenuicaulis [Royal Society of Scotland.] 556
615. Pterophyllum Nilssoni [Trustees of the British Museum.] 557
616. Pterophyllum Lyellianum [Trustees of the British Museum.] 557
617. Pseudocycas insignis 562
618. Pseudocycas Saportae. [Encyclopaedia Britannica.] 564
619. Nilssonia pterophylloides; N. brevis; N. polymorpha 567
620. Nilssonia brevis; N. saighensis 570
621. Nilssonia rajmahalensis. [Geological Surv. India.] 571
622. Nilssonia compta. [Trustees of the British Museum.] 574
623. Nilssonia princeps. [Geological Surv. India.] 577
624, 625. Ctenis sp. [Manchester Phil. Lit. Society.] 579
626. Ctenis sulcicaulis 583
627. Pseudoctenis eathiensis [Trustees of the British Museum.] 584
628. Sphenozamites Rochei 588
629. Sphenozamites Belli. [Trustees of the British Museum.] 588