Fossil wood from the Tipam Group of North Hlimen, Mizoram

Gaurav Srivastava; R.C. Mehrotra; P.P. Tiwari

doi:10.54991/jop.2009.79

Fossil wood from the Tipam Group of North Hlimen, Mizoram

Authors

Gaurav Srivastava Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
R.C. Mehrotra Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
P.P. Tiwari Geology Department, Mizoram University, Aizawl, 796012, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2009.79

Keywords:

Fossil wood, North Hlimen, Late Miocene, Palaeoecology

Abstract

Cynometroxylon holdenii (Gupta) Prakash and Bande (1980) is described for the first time from Builum area situated near North Hlimen, Kolasib District, Mizoram and belongs to the Tipam Group of Late Miocene in age. Its occurrence indicates warm and humid climate in the region during the deposition of the sediments.

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Published

2009-12-31

How to Cite

Srivastava, G., Mehrotra, R., & Tiwari, P. (2009). Fossil wood from the Tipam Group of North Hlimen, Mizoram. Journal of Palaeosciences, 58((1-3), 29–32. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2009.79