Amberiwadiacarpon devgarhensis gen. et sp. nov. from Amberiwadi, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

A fossil carbonised angiospermous fruit, Amberiwadiacarpon devgarhensis gen. et sp. nov. has been recovered for the first time from the Miocene sediments of Amberiwadi Village (Devgarh Taluk), Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India. Based on the morphological characters, the affinities of present fossil fruit have been suggested with the extant pantropical family Rubiaceae and more particularly with the taxa Randia Houst. ex Linn. and Psychotria Linn. of this family.