Fossil Plants from Raghavapuram Mudstone, West Godavari District, A.P., India

Subhendu Kumar Baksi

doi:10.54991/jop.1967.519

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Subhendu Kumar Baksi Indian Statistical Institnte, Calcutta-35

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1967.519

Abstract

A fairly rich collection of plant fossils, collected exclusively from Raghavapuram mudstone of the East Coast Upper Gondwana rocks, has been systematically studied. Most of these fossils are new occurrences to this formation. The local and regional aspect of this flora has been briefly discussed.

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