Palynological assemblages and absolute age relationship of Intertrappean beds in the Rajmahal Basin, India

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 53-72

  Tiwari, R S ^a   Tripathi, A ^a  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Early cretaceous; India; Palynology; Rajmahal basin; Rajmahal formation

Indexed keywords

AGE RELATIONSHIP; ANGIOSPERM; CRETACEOUS; INTERTRAPPEAN BEDS; PALYNOLOGY;

INDIA, BIHAR, RAJMAHAL BASIN;

EID: 0028794132     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1995.1004     Document Type: Article

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