Occurrence of fossil Cynometra from the Cuddalore series near Pondicherry, India

G.K.B. Navale

doi:10.54991/jop.1958.563

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G.K.B. Navale Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1958.563

Abstract

The paper deals with the anatomical studies of fossil dicot wood from the Cuddalore Series. The structural details of the fossil specimen show closest affinities with the genus Cynometra. The specimen is described as Cynometroxylon dakshinense sp. nov.

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