Terminalioxylon chowdhurii sp. nov.: A new fossil dicotyledonous wood from the Tertiary rocks of Assam

U. Prakash; G.K.B. Navale

doi:10.54991/jop.1962.622

Authors

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1962.622

Abstract

This paper deals with the anatomical studies of a new species of Terminalioxylon (T. chowdhurii) from the Tertiary rocks of Assam. So far there is no record of the occurrence of a fossil wood of Terminalia from Assam.

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