Some Pteridophytic Remains from the Rajmahal Hills, Bihar

M.N. Bose; S.C.D. Sah

doi:10.54991/jop.1967.501

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M.N. Bose Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
S.C.D. Sah Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1967.501

Abstract

The paper describes geological observations made on a few important fossiliferous localities in the Rajmahal hills and some old and new pteridophytic remains found in them.

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