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STRATIGRAPHICAL GEOLOGY
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The fossils of the Molteno Beds are found in the shales sometimes at the base of the sandstones, and are beautifully preserved. The type fossil of the series is Thinnfeldia, always with bifurcating fronds, but there are


Fig. 45.—Type of the Stormberg Reptiles. Restoration of the skeleton of Megalosaurus bucklandi (Meyer)