Studies in the Glossopteris Flora of India - 34. On a record of Phyllotheca Australis Brongn from Jharia Coalfield, Bihar

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  • H.K. Maheshwari Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1967.516

Abstract

Phyltotheca australis Brongniart, 1828 is reported for the first time from the Barakar stage of the Lower Gondwanas of India. On the basis of a detailed study it is suggested to merge P. indica Bunbury, 1861 with the earlier P. australis.

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1967-12-31

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Maheshwari, H. (1967). Studies in the Glossopteris Flora of India - 34. On a record of Phyllotheca Australis Brongn from Jharia Coalfield, Bihar. Journal of Palaeosciences, 16((1-3), 167–169. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1967.516

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