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Fossil wood of Dryobalanops from Pliocene deposits of Indonesia
Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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Author | Srivastava, R. Kagemori, N. |
Abstract | The present paper gives a detailed account of anatomical features of petrified wood showing affinities with the modern genus Dryobalanops Gaertn.f. of the family Dipterocarpaceae. The fossil wood was found as a big tree trunk in volcanic sediments near Bogor, West Java (Indonesia). The distribution of extant Dryobalanops is restricted to tropical evergreen rain forests of Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra & Borneo). Today it is absent in the natural forests of Java, although the broad climatic setting has not changed much since Pliocene times. Reasons for its absence in the island are discussed. |
Starting Page | 395 |
Ending Page | 401 |
File Format | |
Volume Number | 50 |
Language | English |
Publisher Date | 2001-01-01 |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Anatomy Petrified wood Dryobalanops Dipterocarpaceae Pliocene Java (Indonesia) |
Content Type | Text |
Educational Use | Research Reading |
Resource Type | Article |
Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |