An araucarian fossil wood from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Mohgaon Kalan
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A fossil gymnospermous wood with araucarian affinities has been described from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Mohgaon Kalan in Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh. This fossil provides further evidence in support of the presence of Araucariaceae in the Deccan Intertrappean flora.
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