A Shoreoxylon and two other Tertiary woods from the Garo Hills, Assam

Richard H. Eyde

doi:10.54991/jop.1962.630

Authors

Richard H. Eyde Division of Woods, U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1962.630

Abstract

An examination of a collection of fossil wood specimens from the Tertiary of Assam revealed the presence of three distinct kinds of wood. Two of the woods, referable to the family Dipterocarpacea, are described under the names Shoreoxylon evidens sp. nov. and Dipterocarpoxylon kalaicharparense sp. nov. The third is a Terminalia wood, very similar to one previously reported from the Cachar Hills by Prakash and Navale.

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