Fossil wood of Dipterocarpus from Nagri Formation (Middle Siwalik) of India: palaeoclimatic and phytogeographical significance

Rashmi Srivastava; Ratnesh Singh Chandel; Shailendra Singh

doi:10.54991/jop.2014.320

Authors

Rashmi Srivastava Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
Ratnesh Singh Chandel Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow, India
Shailendra Singh Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2014.320

Keywords:

Dipterocarpus, Nagri Formation, Middle Siwalik, Upper Miocene, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The paper reports the occurrence of fossil wood of Dipterocarpus (Dipterocarpaceae) from sandstone of Nagri Formation (Middle Siwalik), Saharanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Present distribution of nearest living relatives (NLRs) of the fossil wood in the evergreen forests of Indo–Malaysian region indicates prevalence of tropical moist conditions in the Himalayan foot–hills in the Miocene in contrast to present day drier and cooler climate.

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