Ancient PlantsANCIENT PLANTSReading editionChapter navigation30 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterANCIENT PLANTSANCIENT PLANTSPrefaceChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · VARIOUS KINDS OF FOSSIL PLANTSChapter III · COAL, THE MOST IMPORTANT OF PLANT REMAINSChapter IV · THE SEVEN AGES OF PLANT LIFEChapter V · STAGES IN PLANT EVOLUTIONChapter VI · MINUTE STRUCTURE OF FOSSIL PLANTS—LIKENESSES TO LIVING ONESChapter VII · MINUTE STRUCTURE OF FOSSIL PLANTS—DIFFERENCES FROM LIVING ONESChapter VIII · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES I. Flowering Plants, AngiospermsChapter IX · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES II. Higher GymnospermsChapter X · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES III. The BennettitalesChapter XI · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES IV. The CycadsChapter XII · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES V. PteridospermsChapter XIII · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES VI. The FernsChapter XIV · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES VII. The LycopodsChapter XV · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES VIII. The HorsetailsChapter XVI · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES IX. SphenophyllalesChapter XVII · PAST HISTORIES OF PLANT FAMILIES X. The Lower PlantsChapter XVIII · FOSSIL PLANTS AS RECORDS OF ANCIENT COUNTRIESChapter XIX · CONCLUSIONAPPENDIX I LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR A COLLECTING EXPEDITIONAPPENDIX II TREATMENT OF SPECIMENSAPPENDIX III LITERATUREGLOSSARYFOOTNOTESINDEXTranscriber’s NotesPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →ANCIENT PLANTSAll chapters and sections (30)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsANCIENT PLANTSANCIENT PLANTSPrefaceChapters12345678910111213141516171819Other sectionsAPPENDIX I LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR A COLLECTING EXPEDITIONAPPENDIX II TREATMENT OF SPECIMENSAPPENDIX III LITERATUREGLOSSARYFOOTNOTESINDEXTranscriber’s NotesPhoto. of the specimen in Manchester Museum. THE STUMP OF A LEPIDODENDRON FROM THE COAL MEASURES◇← Front matterANCIENT PLANTS →
