“…Equivalent formations are Nishatbagh and Mamal (Kashmir Valley, Pir Panjal and ParauthochtOne), KhelongjRilu (eastern Himalaya). After the initial report of plant fossils from the Raniganj Coalfield (Brongniart, 1828), mega-and micro-fossils have been reported from almost all the horizons (see Lakhanpal, Maheshwari & Awasthi, 1976;Chandra & Singh, 1989;Maheshwari, Singh & Bajpai, 1989;Bajpai & Tewari, 1990;Chandra, Srivastava & Singh, 1990;Prasad & Maithy, 1990;Singh & Bajpai, 1990;Singh & Chandra, 1990;Bajpai & Maheshwari, 1991;Chandra & Tewari, 1991;Srivastava, 1991;Kapoor, Bajpai & Maheshwari, 1992;Maheshwari & Bajpai, 1992, etc. ).…”