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Plate I.
Fig.1: Exochoderma irregulare Wicander, 1974.
Fig. 2: Multiplicisphaeridium varioramusum, Hashemi & Playford, 1998.
Fig. 3: Ammonidium loriferum (Deunff), Lister, 1970.
Fig. 4:Maranhites perplexus Wicander & Playford, 1985.
Fig. 5: Papulogabata annulata Playford, 1981.
Fig. 6: Cymatiosphaera perimembrana Staplin,1962
Fig. 7: Cymatiosphaera perimembrana Staplin,1962.
Fig. 8: Polyedryxium embudum Cramer, 1964.
Fig. 9: Stellinium micropolygonale (Stockmans & Williere, 1960) Playford, 1977.
Fig. 10: Cymatiosphaera turbinata Wicander, 1977.
Fig. 11: Polyedryxium pharaonis Deunff, 1961.
Fig. 12: Cymatiosphaera perimembrana Staplin, 1962.
*Scale bar = 20 µm
Plate II.
Fig. 1: Solisphaeridium inaffectum Playford in Playford and Dring, 1981.
Fig. 2: Solisphaeridium spinoglobosum (Staplin) Wicander, 1974.
Fig. 3: Gorgonisphaeridium condensum Playford, 1981.
Fig. 4: Dictyotidium litum Colbath, 1990.
Fig. 5: Dictyotidium craticulum (Wicander and Loeblich) Wicander and Playford, 1985.
Fig. 6: Melikeriopalla venulosa Playford, 1981.
Fig. 7: Gorgonisphaeridium ohioense (Winslow) Wicander, 1974.
Fig. 8: Gorgonisphaeridium discissum Playford, 1981.
Fig. 9: Michrystridium stellatum Deflandre, 1945.
Fig. 10: Deltotosoma intonsum Playford, 1981.
Fig. 11: Horologinella horologia Staplin, Jardine et al., 1972.
Fig. 12: Dictyotidium araiomegronium Hashemi and Playford, 1998.
Plate III.
Fig. 1: Veryhachium pannuceum Wicander & Loeblich, Jr., 1977.
Fig. 2: Stellinium octoaster(Staplin) Jardine et al., 1972.
Fig. 3: Veryhachium downiei Stockmans & Williere, 1962.
Fig. 4: Daillydium pentaster Staplin, Playford, 1981.
Fig. 5: Veryhachium inflatum Hashemi & Playford, 1998.
Fig. 6: Stellinium comptum Wicander and Loeblich, 1977.
Fig. 7: Tornacia stela Wicander, 1974.
Fig. 8: Unellium piriforme Rauscher, 1969.
Fig. 9: Unellium winslowae Rauscher, 1969.
Fig. 10: Straitostella sparsa Hashemi & Playford, 1998.
Fig. 11: Chitinozoa.
Fig. 12: Scolecodont (Annelid Jaw).
Plate IV.
Fig. 1: Auroraspora torquata Higgs, 1975.
Fig. 2: Ancyrospora pluchra Owens, 1971.
Fig. 3: Lagenicula minutus Kimyai, 1979.
Fig. 4: Ancyrospora ampulla Owens, 1971.
Fig. 5: Archaeoperisaccus opiparus Owens,1971.
Fig. 6: Hystricosporites reflexus Owens, 1971.
Fig. 7: Diducites mucronatus (Kedo) Van Veen, 1981.
Fig. 8: Densosporites rotatus Staplin, 1960.
Fig. 9: Geminospora lemurata Balme,1962.
Fig. 10: Verrucosisporites nitidus (Naumova) Playford, 1964.
Fig. 11: Hymenozonotriletes perplexa Balme & Hassel, 1962.
Fig. 12: Geminospora punctata Owens, 1971.
*Scale bar = 20 µm
Plate V.
Fig. 1: Indotriradiates explanatus (Luber) Playford, 1991.
Fig. 2: Grandispora mammillata Owens, 1971.
Fig. 3: Retusotriletes phillipsii Clendennig, Eames and Woods, 1980.
Fig. 4: Verrucosisporitespremnus Richardson, 1965.
Fig. 5: Rhabdosporites micropaxillus Owens, 1971.
Fig. 6: Retusotriletes distinctus Richardson, 1965.
Fig. 7: Grandispora famenensis(Naumova, 1953) Streel, 1986.
Fig. 8: Vallatisporites pussillites (Kedo) Dolbyand Neves, 1970.
Fig. 9: Retispora lepidophyta (Kedo) Playford, 1976.
Fig. 10: Emphanisporites rotatus McGregor, 1961.
Fig. 11: Geminospora verrucosa Owens, 1971.
Fig. 12: Grandispora megista Balme, 1988.