Fossil flora of Gollapalle Formation

Neeru Pandya; Sukh-Dev

doi:10.54991/jop.1989.1648

Authors

Neeru Pandya Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
Sukh-Dev Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1989.1648

Keywords:

Fossil flora, Gollapalle Formation, Krishna-Godavari Basin, Early Cretaceous (India)

Abstract

The plant megafossil assemblage of Gollapalle Formation, Andhra Pradesh is enriched and updated. The flora is chiefly constituted of Cladophlebis, Sphenopteris, Marattiopsis, Pachypteris, Taeniopteris, Ptillophyllum, Dictyozamites, Pterophyllum, Williamsonia, Bucklandia, Elatocladus, Pagiophyllum, Brachyphyllum and Araucarites. Conifers and cycadophytes are dominant: pteridophytes and pteridosperms are poorly represented. Early Cretaceous age is supported for the Gollapalle flora.