A fossil Resembling Pediastrum from the Barren Measures Sequence of Jharia Coalfield, Bihar, India

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  • R.K. Kar Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1967.521

Abstract

A fossil resembling Pediastrum from the Barren Measures Sequence (Permian) of Jharia Coalfield, Bihar, is described. It is compared with the other known fossil Pediastrum and also with the extant forms.

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1967-12-31

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Kar, R. (1967). A fossil Resembling Pediastrum from the Barren Measures Sequence of Jharia Coalfield, Bihar, India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 16((1-3), 217–218. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1967.521

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