Fossil dicotyledonous liana Anamirta pfeifferi sp. nov. (Menispermaceae) from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of India

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  • S.D. Bonde Agharkar Research Institute, Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1997.1352

Keywords:

Xylotomy, Anamirta, Menispermaceae, Deccan Intertrappean beds, Uppermost Cretaceous, India

Abstract

A fossil dicotyledonous woody liana, Anamirta pfeifferi sp. nov., showing anomalous secondary growth has been described from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Nawargaon-Maragsur area, district Wardha, Maharashtra, India. The wood exhibits pluriseriate secondary growth with alternate concentric rings of xylem and phloem, vascular bundles in a ring separated by broad primary xylem rays, differentiated pith and endarch primary xylem. Pluriseriate type of anomalous secondary growth in a fossil dicotyledonous wood has been described here for the first time.

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Published

1997-12-31

How to Cite

Bonde, S. (1997). Fossil dicotyledonous liana Anamirta pfeifferi sp. nov. (Menispermaceae) from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 46(3), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1997.1352

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