Dipterocarpoxylon nungarhense n. sp. from (Kalagarh Bijnor District), India

B.S. Trivedi; M. Ahuja

doi:10.54991/jop.1977.1065

Authors

B.S. Trivedi Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
M. Ahuja Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1977.1065

Keywords:

Xylotomy, Dipterocarpoxylon, Mio-Pliocene, Kalagarh (India)

Abstract

The paper deals with the anatomical studies of a fossil dicot wood from Kalagarh. The structural details show closest affinities with the genus Dipterocarpus and therefore it has been described as Dipterocarpoxylon nungarhense sp. nov.

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