Introduction to the Study of Palæontological Botany
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INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF PALÆONTOLOGICAL BOTANY
PREFACE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
LIST OF WOODCUTS.
PALÆONTOLOGICAL BOTANY.
Determination of Fossil Plants.
Mode of Preservation of Fossil Plants.
Examination of the Structure of Fossil Plants.
Fossiliferous Rocks.
Natural Orders to which Fossil Plants belong.
Periods of Vegetation among Fossil Plants.
FLORA OF THE PRIMARY OR PALÆOZOIC PERIOD.
Reign of Acrogens.
Flora of the Carboniferous Epoch.
Flora of the Permian Epoch.
FOSSIL FLORA OF THE SECONDARY OR MESOZOIC PERIOD.
Reign of Gymnosperms.
Flora of the Trias and Lias Epochs.
Flora of the Oolitic Epoch.
Flora of the Wealden Epoch.
FOSSIL FLORA OF THE TERTIARY OR CAINOZOIC PERIOD,
Reign of Angiosperms.
Flora of the Chalk.
Flora of the Eocene Epoch.
Flora of the Miocene Epoch.
Flora of the Pliocene Epoch.
General Conclusions.
Recapitulation.
Works on Fossil Botany.
EXPLANATION OF PLATES.
INDEX.
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