Hepaticites devonicus A New Fossil Liverwort from the Devonian of New York

Abstract

Hepaticites devonicus is described from the lowermost Upper Devonian of New York. Many fragments were obtained by macerating shale This is the oldest fossil hepatic reported to date. It is tentatively considered to be a member of the Anacrogynae, and is compared with the living genera Pallavicinia and Metzgeria. FRANCIS M. HUEBER, Department of Botany, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.