On an enigmatic fossil plant from the Early Permian of South Karanpura Coalfield, India

Authors

  • Usha Bajpai Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • Shiv Mohan Singh Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1999.1298

Keywords:

Gondwana, Permian, South Karanpura, Cordaitales, India

Abstract

An apparent whorl of heterophyllous leaves is reported from the Barakar Formation of south Karanpura Coalfield, Bihar. The leaves are heterophyllous and their non-stomatiferous cuticle shows cells in longitudinal series with thick anticlinal walls. The specimen presents a superficial resemblance with leaf whorls of the sphenophylls; the latter, however, differ in having sinuous-walled cells in the epidermis of both surfaces. There is a distinct possibility that this specimen represents a bunch of immature leaves of a taxon related either to Euryphyllum or Pantophyllum, regarded as members of the cordaitean group of plants.

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Published

1999-12-31

How to Cite

Bajpai, U., & Singh, S. M. (1999). On an enigmatic fossil plant from the Early Permian of South Karanpura Coalfield, India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 48((1-3), 137–140. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1999.1298

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