First record of the genus Culcitites Appert from India and its significance

Abstract

The genus Culcitites Appert has been recorded from the Dubrajpur Formation exposed at Khatangi Hill, Bihar. The genus is characterized by bipinnate fronds, deltoid-rhomboidal sterile pinnules and sphenopteroid venation. Fertile pinnules are comparatively small and possess an acroscopic marginal sorus terminating on vein ending, indusium being pouch-like in shape.