On two structurally preserved bryophytes from the Triassic of Nidpur, India

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  • D.D. Pant Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, India
  • Nupur Basu Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1976.1022

Abstract

The paper describes thallose gametophytes with an attached sporogonium under the name Hepaticites nidpurensis sp. novo and detached leaves resembling those of modern Sphagnum, called Sphagnophyllites triassicus gen. et sp. nov.

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1976-12-31

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Pant, D., & Basu, N. (1976). On two structurally preserved bryophytes from the Triassic of Nidpur, India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 25(1-3), 340–352. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1976.1022

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