Bihar Special GK PYQ 289 of 658 · Geographical Scenario

*Ptilophyllum* fossils were obtained from:

  1. AThe Vindhya Mountains
  2. BThe Rajmahal Hills
  3. CThe Himalayan Range
  4. DThe Jaintia and Khasi Hills

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Correct answer: (b) The Rajmahal Hills

Explanation

*Ptilophyllum* is an extinct plant of the Mesozoic era, similar to the cycads. Its fossils are typical of the Upper Gondwana rocks of the Rajmahal Hills (now in Jharkhand), whose fossil plants are known as the Rajmahal flora. The botanist Birbal Sahni made the Rajmahal flora famous through his studies.

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