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Gymnospermous seeds from the Barakar Formation of Umrer Coalfield, Wardha Basin, Maharashtra
| Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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| Author | Tewari, Rajni Mehrotra, Naresh C. Pillai, S.S.K. Pandita, Sundeep K. Agnihotri, Deepa |
| Abstract | Platyspermic and radiospermic gymnospermous seeds are documented from the top seam of the Barakar Formation, Makardhokra Open Cast Project, Umrer Coalfield, Nagpur District, Wardha Basin, Maharashtra. A variety of seedtypes including Cordaicarpus sp., Cordaicarpus zeilleri, Samaropsis feistmantelii, Samaropsis sp., Rotundocarpusovatus and a new species, viz. Rotundocarpus mucronatus are systematically described. The seeds are largely comparable with those described from the Karharbari Formation of Damodar Basin. Besides adding to the knowledge of the flora of the Wardha Basin, this communication provides information on the occurrence of these seeds for the f irst time from Makardhokra Open Cast Project, Umrer Coalfield. |
| Starting Page | 123 |
| Ending Page | 130 |
| File Format | |
| Volume Number | 61 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Gymnospermous seeds Platyspermic Radiospermic Early Permian Barakar Formation Umrer Coalfield Wardha Basin |
| Content Type | Text |
| Educational Use | Research Reading |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
| Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |
