Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78)

R. S. Tiwari ¹, Vijaya ¹, Archana Tripathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow-226 007, IN

Abstract

The palynoflora of subsurface coal-bearing sequence in cores from boreholes TC-1 and TC-2 in Kandmanglam and Marakkanam area, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Union Territory has been found to be rich in pteridophytic spores. The palyno-assemblage is assignable to the Coptosporo cauveriana Zone of Aptian age. The findings add to our knowledge of Gondwana coal deposits along the east coast of India.

Keywords

Palynostratigraphy, Gondwana, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

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