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A fossil fan from the Liyan formation of Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)
Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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Author | Lakhanpal, R.N. Prakash, Gyan Thussu, J.L. Guleria, J.S. |
Abstract | A fossil palm based on truly palmate leaves is described from the Liyan Formation (Miocene) of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. It has been identified with the genus Trachycarpus H. Wendl. and assigned to a new species, T. ladakhensis.It is the first megafossil record of a member of the temperate element which seems to have entered the Himalaya during the Miocene from the mainland of Asia on the north. |
Starting Page | 201 |
Ending Page | 207 |
File Format | |
Volume Number | 31 |
Language | English |
Publisher Date | 1984-01-01 |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Megafossil Trachycarpus Liyan Formation Miocene (India) |
Content Type | Text |
Educational Use | Research Reading |
Resource Type | Article |
Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |