Mallotoxylon keriense gen. et sp. nov., a fossil Dicotyledonous wood from the Deccan Intertrappean series, India

R.N. Lakhanpal; R. Dayal

doi:10.54991/jop.1962.635

Authors

R.N. Lakhanpal Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
R. Dayal Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1962.635

Abstract

The paper describes a new fossil wood from the Decccan Intertrappean beds of Kerala (21º59'40" N; 79º10'15"E) in Madhya Pradesh. The structure of this fossil wood shows close resemblance with that of the living genus Mallotus of the Euphorbiaceae.

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