Bulletin 3. The flora of the Raritan Formation, 1911 - State of New ...

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Europe. It is quite probable that it is composite, hut no certain
grounds for segregation are apparent.
While some students may doubt the wisdom of correlating
these Upper Cretaceous forms with a species which is essentially
a Jurassic type, specific differe_ltion founded merely upori stratigraphy
has gone astray so often that in cases like the present
synthesis may well precede analysis, and it might be added that
this was the view taken by Holliek 1 with reference to material
from Glen Cove, Long Island., and by Velenovsky _ in. studying
the Cenomanian flora of Bohemia.
This was the first fossil plant from the Raritan which received
a specific name, having been described and figured by Conrad in
1869, who, however, failed to perceive its identity with the
Podoza_ites lanceolatus of European authors.
As found in the Raritan the leaflets are detached, lanceolate in
outline, pointed at both ends and widest near the base. Length
about 7 cm., and width about 8 ram.
Occurrence.--Woodbridge, along South River (Conrad).
coilections.--N. Y. Botanical Garden.
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