Palmoxylon surangei, a new species of petrified plams from the Deccan Intertrappean series

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  • R.N. Lakhanpal Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1955.465

Abstract

A new species of Palmoxylon, P. surangei sp. nov., is described from the Deccan Intertrappean series. The specimen was collected from Keria, a village about two miles south of Mohgaon Kalan, District Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. The species belongs to the subgroup Cordata of petrified palm stems.

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1955-12-31

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Lakhanpal, R. (1955). Palmoxylon surangei, a new species of petrified plams from the Deccan Intertrappean series. Journal of Palaeosciences, 4, 15–21. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1955.465

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