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Title: | Gymnospermous seeds from the Barakar Formation of Umrer Coalfield, Wardha Basin, Maharashtra |
Authors: | Tewari, Rajni Mehrotra, Naresh C. Pillai, S.S.K. Pandita, Sundeep K. Agnihotri, Deepa |
Keywords: | Gymnospermous seeds Platyspermic Radiospermic Early Permian Barakar Formation Umrer Coalfield Wardha Basin |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Citation: | Palaeobotanist (2012) 61(1): 123-130 |
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 seed
types including Cordaicarpus sp., Cordaicarpus zeilleri, Samaropsis feistmantelii, Samaropsis sp., Rotundocarpus
ovatus 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. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1255 |
Appears in Collections: | Volume 61 (2012)
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