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A Megaphyton from the Limestone Coal Group in Fife

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. A. Goodlet
Affiliation:
Geological Survey, 19 Grange Terrace, Edinburgh 9.

Abstract

An early record of the occurrence of Megaphyton in the Limestone Coal Group in Fife has been investigated and the identification confirmed. The specimen is here described and figured as Megaphyton Chalmersi sp. nov.

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Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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