Studies in the Glossopteris Flora of India - 24. On two new species of fossil wood from the Raniganj stage of Raniganj Coalfield, Bengal

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  • H.K Maheshwari Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1964.690

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This paper contains a description of two new species of the genus Dadoxylon Endl. D. jamuriense sp. nov. is characterized by a homogeneous pith, endarch primary xylem, 1-45 cells deep xylem rays and multiseriate radial pits. D. ningahense sp. nov. is characterized by multiseriate radial pits and 1-2 seriate tangential pits.

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1964-12-31

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Maheshwari, H. (1964). Studies in the Glossopteris Flora of India - 24. On two new species of fossil wood from the Raniganj stage of Raniganj Coalfield, Bengal. Journal of Palaeosciences, 13((1-3), 148–152. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1964.690

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