Some fossil wood from the Jurassic of Rajmahal Hills, Bihar, India

S.C.D. Sah; K.P. Jain

doi:10.54991/jop.1963.652

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S.C.D. Sah Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
K.P. Jain Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1963.652

Abstract

The present paper deals with four new species of Dadoxylon based on secondary woods. They are D. amraparense, D. mandroense, D. bindrabunense, and D. santalense.

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