Some silicified Dipterocarpaceous woods from Tertiary beds of the Cuddalore series near Pondicherry, India

G.K.B. Navale

doi:10.54991/jop.1962.625

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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.1962.625

Abstract

The paper deals with the anatomical studies and identifications of four new fossil woods of Dipterocarpaceae. Fossil specimens resemble the modern woods of Dipterocarpus, Anisoptera, Shorea and Hopea. The new fossil woods are named as Dipterocarpoxylon cuddalorense sp. nov., Anisopteroxylon coromandelense sp. nov., Shoreoxylon speciosum sp. nov. and Hopeoxylon indicum gen. et. sp. nov.

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