This branch deals with the plants growing in Paleozoic era and now appearing in form of fossils. The study of this branch has importance in evolution of plants and animals and the location of coal and petroleum mines. The Birbal Sahni Paleobotany Institute of Lucknow takes up extensive studies on fossils.
Paleobotany
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