Araucaria indica and two other conifers from the Jurassic-Cretaceous rocks of Madhya Pradesh, India

Sukh-Dev; Zeba-Bano

doi:10.54991/jop.1976.1037

Authors

Sukh-Dev Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
Zeba-Bano Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1976.1037

Abstract

This paper reports the occurrence of the living genus Araucaria in the Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous flora of the Jabalpur Formation, Madhya Pradesh. The species of this genus, Araucaria indica (Sahni) n. comb., is based on leaves and seed-scales. Also, a new genus Satpuria is instituted to accommodate linear conifer leaves, the affinities of which are yet uncertain. Under this genus, S. sehoraensis n. sp. and Satpuria sp. are described from the same formation.

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