Fossil woods from the Siwalik sediments of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India

J.S. Antal; M. Prasad; E.G. Khare

doi:10.54991/jop.1994.1180

Authors

J.S. Antal Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
M. Prasad Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
E.G. Khare Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1994.1180

Keywords:

Fossil woods, Anatomy, Baubinia, Diospyros, Lower and Middle Siwalik, West Bengal (India)

Abstract

The fossil woods described in this paper form the first report from the Himalayan foot-hills near Oodlabari, a small town on Siliguri-Guwahati Highway, Darjeeling District, West Bengal. These belong to the extant genera Baubinia Linn. and Diospyros Linn. of the families fabaceae and Ebenaceae, respectively and have been described as Baubiniumpalaeo malabaricum Prakash & Prasad and Ebenoxylon miocenicum Prakash. They indicate the prevalence of tropical humid climate in the foot-hills during Siwalik sedimentation.