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ABOUT six genera of reproductive organs have been described as belonging to the Glossopteris1–3. Some other types have also been reported from time to time4–8. Only a few of them occur in India9–12. The fossil described here came from Pachwara Coalfield, Bihar (basal Barakar—Lower Permian).
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CHATTERJEE, S., SEN, J. A Glossopteridean Fructification from India. Nature 200, 1124 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/2001124a0
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