Studies in the Glossopteris flora of India - 43. Some new plant fossils from the Lower Gondwana sediments of Auranga coalfield, Bihar

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  • A.K. Srivastava Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1976.1036

Abstract

Five new plant elements from the Barakar and Raniganj stages of Auranga Coalfield are described. The Barakar plants include a new dimorphic leaf whorl genus Diphyllopteris and two new species Neomariopteris barakarensis sp. nov., and Ottokaria biharensis sp. nov., Plumsteadia lanceolata sp. nov. represents a new type of fructification from the Raniganj Stage.

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1976-12-31

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Srivastava, A. (1976). Studies in the Glossopteris flora of India - 43. Some new plant fossils from the Lower Gondwana sediments of Auranga coalfield, Bihar. Journal of Palaeosciences, 25(1-3), 486–495. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1976.1036

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