The Glossopteridales are an extinct group of seed plants that arose during the Permian on the great southern continent of Gondwana. These plants went on to become a dominant part of the southern flora through the rest of the Permian, though they dwindled to extinction by the end of the Triassic Period. Glossopteris, the genus […]
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Glossopteris Impressions from Karai Formation
January 17th, 2016 
Riffin 
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January 3rd, 2016 Riffin The Upper Gondwana sediments known as “Sivaganga Formation”, represents the first phase of sedimentation in the Cauvery basin. Outcrops are scanty and isolated due to alluvial cover, rarely exceeds 2km in width and at places less than 50m. The upper Gondwana in Tiruchirapalli area is divisible into two formations – the lower Boulder Conglomerate – […]
