Pollen grains of Ctenolophonidites from the Neyveli lignites of South India

Authors

  • K. Ambwani Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • M.B. Bande Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • U. Prakash Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1978.1080

Keywords:

Pollen grains, Ctenolophonidites, Neyveli lignites, Miocene (India)

Abstract

Two species of Ctenolophonidites, C. costatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg (1966) and C. neyveliensis sp. nov., have been described from the Neyveli lignites of South India. The latter is distinct from all the earlier described species.

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Published

1978-12-31

How to Cite

Ambwani, K., Bande, M., & Prakash, U. (1978). Pollen grains of Ctenolophonidites from the Neyveli lignites of South India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 27(1-3), 100–106. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1978.1080

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