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The Palynological Description of New Pollen Genera and Species from The Amasra Upper Carboniferous

Abstract: In this paper is investigated the content of the plant micro fossils (sporeand pollen grains) in the Upper Carboniferous coals in consequence ofthese palynological studies two new genera and six species were found, thatare described and stratıgraphıcally evaluated here.The coal samples for this study were collected from the borings carriedout by the M.T.A. Institute in the Amasra Carboniferous Basin and a fewcoal samples were obtained from the Beycuma-Kabalaklar Carboniferousoutcrops, that were dragged by tectonical forces and locally imbricated overthe upper Cretaceous strata.