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Some observations on the occurrence of Cycadophytes and Bennettitales in the East Coast Upper Gondwana Athgarh Sandstone, Cuttack and Khurda districts of Orissa, India
Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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Author | Patra, B.P. Sahoo, N.K. |
Abstract | Athgarh Sandstone is rich in plant megafossils, in which the pteridophytes and conifers are dominated followed by Bennettitales and Cycadophytes. The species described in this paper are: Ptilophyllum acutifolium, Ptilophyllum sp., Pterophyllum kingianum, Pterophyllum sp. cf. P. distans, Otozamites penna, Otozamites sp. cf. O. kachchhensis, Anomozamites fissus, Dictyozamites sp. and Taeniopteris spatulata. A comparison of this assemblage with similar other assemblages from the Lower Cretaceous of India has also been made. |
Starting Page | 139 |
Ending Page | 151 |
File Format | |
Volume Number | 44 |
Language | English |
Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Cycadophytes Bennettitales Athgarh Sandstone Upper Gondwana (India) |
Content Type | Text |
Educational Use | Research Reading |
Resource Type | Article |
Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |