Phyllanthinium bangalamodense : A new species of fossil Euphorbiaceous wood from the "Cuddalore series" of India
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The anatomy of a petrified dicotyledonous wood is described from the Tertiary rocks of the Cuddalore series, South India. The fossil specimen shows close resemblances with the woods of the Phyllanthoidae group of Euphorbiaceae.
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