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Authors
Affiliations
1 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53, University Road, Lucknow -226 007, IN
Source
Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 70, No 1 (2007), Pagination: 90-96
Abstract
The present paper deals with the critical observation of a thallus section recorded in one of the samples prepared for the coal petrographic study (Pellet No 3) This sample represents a coal band lying above the 'Queen seam" from Koyagudem area of the Godavan valley coalfield, Andhra Pradesh The shape of this specimen in transverse section and its cellular organization very closely resemble the anatomical features of extant thalli of the bryophytic (liverwort)family Reboulzaceae, a big group of Marchantiales (Hepaticopsida) A thallus with cellular details assignable to Hepaticae 1s recorded from the Lower Gandwana Sequence of Godavari valley coalfield.
Keywords
Marchantiales, Permian, Hepaticae, Koyagudem, Godavari valley, Andhra Pradesh.