Anogeissusoxylon indicum gen. et sp. nov. from the Tertiary rocks near Pondicherry, India

G.K.B. Navale

doi:10.54991/jop.1962.636

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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.1962.636

Abstract

The present paper describes the anatomical structures of a new fossil dicotyledonous wood collected near Pondicherry, South India. The detailed study of the fossil specimen has shown its affinities with the genus Anogeissus (combretaceae). Therefore, a new form-genus Anogeissusoxylon is created to accommodate the fossil specimen (A. indicum n. sp.).

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