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Article: First report of the fertile plant genus Umkomasia from Late Permian beds in India and its biostratigraphic significance

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 51
Part: 4
Publication Date: July 2008
Page(s): 817 – 826
Author(s): Shaila Chandra, Kamal Jeet Singh and Neerja Jha
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CHANDRA, S., SINGH, K., JHA, N. 2008. First report of the fertile plant genus Umkomasia from Late Permian beds in India and its biostratigraphic significance. Palaeontology, 51, 4, 817–826.

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