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XI.—On some Fossil Plants from Teilia Quarry, Gwaenysgor, near Prestatyn, Flintshire

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Robert Kidston
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Teilia Quarry, from which the fossils described in this paper have been collected, is situated about a quarter of a mile north-east of the village of Gwaenysgor, which is distant about five miles from Rhyl and one from Prestatyn.

The geology of the district has been fully described by Mr G. H. Morton, F.G.S., from whose paper the following notes are compiled:—

A considerable part of North Flintshire is occupied by a great development of limestone, which is generally referred to in writings on the subject as “Carboniferous Limestone.” It forms a tract of hilly ground, some of the higher points rising to a height of over 800 feet. These limestones lie immediately beneath the Cefn-y-Fedw sandstones, and occupy a hollow of considerable extent in Silurian strata.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , February 1890 , pp. 419 - 428
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1890

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page 420 note * Lists of the fossils associated with this and the other subdivisions of the limestone are given in Mr Morton's paper.

page 420 note † I believe it was from this collection of fossils that the list of plants which was communicated by a friend to Mr Morton, and given by him at p. 179 of his paper, was drawn up. I am sorry to say, however, that only one of the identifications there given appears to he correct.

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