Handapaphyllum- A new leaf type from the upper permian  of Orissa, India

Shaila Chandra; K.J. Singh

doi:10.54991/jop.1988.1609

Authors

Shaila Chandra Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
K.J. Singh Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1988.1609

Keywords:

Handapaphyllum, Ginkgoalean leaf, Kamthi Formation, Upper Permian (India)

Abstract

A new genus Handapaphyllum is established for fan-shaped, petiolar leaves having symmetrically lobed and dissected lamina with 6-8 dichotomous parallel running veins from the Kamthi Formation of Handapa, Orissa.

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