An Extinct Lichen from the Mesozoic of the Rajmahal Hills, Jharkhand, India
Abstract
The present paper deals with the description of an extinct aggregate lichen as petrifaction in a silicified chert of Nipania in the Rajmahal Hills, Jharkhand, India.Keywords
Mesozoic, Petrified Complicated Lichen, Rajmahal Hills.
Author Biography
B. D. Sharma
Reted. Prof. and Head Botany Department JNV University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
R. Harsh
Assistant Director College Education, Bikaner Division, Gov. of Rajasthan Bikaner. 334001, India
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