Palynology of the Barren Measures Sequence from Jharia Coalfield, Bihar, India-3. Studies on the Megaspores

R.K. Kar

doi:10.54991/jop.1967.531

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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.1967.531

Abstract

The present paper deals with the megaspores recovered from the surface samples of the Barren Measures Succession from Jharia Coalfield, Bihar. Four genera and 6 species have been described and compared with the other megaspore assemblages from the Lower Gondwanas.

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