Studies in the Glossopteris Flora of India - 18. Gymnospermic seed and seed-bearing organs from the Karharbari beds of the Giridih Coalfield, Bihar

P.K. Maithy

doi:10.54991/jop.1964.678

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P.K. Maithy Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1964.678

Abstract

Gymnospermic seeds and seed-bearing organs are described from the Karharbari beds, Giridih Coalfield. The seeds have been assigned to Cordaicarpus, Samaropsis, Cornucarpus, Nummulospermum and Rotundocarpus gen. nov. Two species of Cordaicarpus and one species of Samaropsis are new. The seed-bearing organs belong to Arberia White and Palmatophyllites gen. nov.

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