Studies in the Glossopteris Flora of India - 36. Plant Fossils from Barren Measures Succession 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.1967.524

Abstract

Plant fossils belonging to the Barren Measures Succession of Jharia Coalfield have been described. These are Cyclodendron leslii, Equisetaceous stems, Sphenopteris hughesii, Glossopteris communis, G. indica, G. decipiens, G. browniana and G. ampla. The present assemblage has also been compared with the other known ones from Barren Measures Succession.

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1967-12-31

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Kar, R. (1967). Studies in the Glossopteris Flora of India - 36. Plant Fossils from Barren Measures Succession of Jharia Coalfield, Bihar, India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 16((1-3), 243–248. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1967.524

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