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Some fossil woods from the Tertiary of Kachchh, Western India
Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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Author | Guleria, J.S. |
Abstract | Fossil woods resembling the modern genera Dipterocarpus Gaertn. L, Sterculia Linn., Terminalia Linn. and a species of Palmoxylon Schenk are described from the probable Pliocene (Kankawati Series) beds of district Kachchh, Gujarat. They represent the families Dipterocarpaceae, Sterculiaceae, Combretaceae and Palmae respectively. The modern comparable forms of the fossil species incdicate a more humid climate at the time of deposition contrary to the present day arid conditions in Kachchh. |
Starting Page | 109 |
Ending Page | 128 |
File Format | |
Volume Number | 31 |
Language | English |
Publisher Date | 1983-01-01 |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Xylotomy Dipterocarpoxylon Sterculinium Terminalioxylon Palmoxylon Pliocene ? Kachchh (India) |
Content Type | Text |
Educational Use | Research Reading |
Resource Type | Article |
Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |