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Abstract

The 47th volume of the Imperial Academy of Science,
Vienna, issued this year, contains an important essay on
tertiary vegetable fossils of Australia, the results of original researches by Baron Von Ettingshausen, who has been
engaged for fully 30 years in endeavours of systematising on
the often enigmatic relics of vegetations of former geological periods.
Baron Von Ettingshausen, on this present occasion, alludes
extensively to leaf impressions obtained by Dr. R. McCormick
(one of the surgeons of Sir James Boss' antarctic expeditions
during the stay of the Erebus and Terror at Hobart) in the
travertin of the country adjacent to the entrance of the Derwent; and this distinguished palaeontologist had likewise
an opportunity, through the authorities of the British Museum,
to examine the specimens of fossils collected in the same
region by Mr. R. M. Johnston.
Baron Von Ettingshausen has
defined 33 species, which he assorts into 21 genera, pertaining
to 16 natural orders.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	von Mueller, Ferdinand
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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