Coal deposits are mainly derived from fossil remains of:
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Correct answer: Pteridophyte forests
Coal deposits formed from the compressed remains of dense pteridophyte forests—primarily ferns, club mosses, and horsetails—that flourished during the Carboniferous period. These plants accumulated in vast swampy environments before being buried and transformed into coal.
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