Gondiastriatites gen. nov.: A new name for the Hitherto known Welwitschiapites Bolkhovitina from the Lower Gondwanas of India

Abstract

Hitherto known Welwitschiapites Bolkhovitina described by various authors from the Lower Gondwanas of India has been placed into Gondiastriatites gen. nov., because Welwitschiapites magniolobatus, the type species of Welwitschiapites, is costate and resembles schizaeaceous spores. The pollen grains described under Welwitschiapites from the Lower Gondwanas, on the other hand, are longitudinally striate. Due to this basic difference they have been separated from Welwitschiapites and accommodated into a new genus.