Studies in fossil gymnospermous woods - Part VIII. A new species of Araucarioxylon - A. wejgaoense from Lower Gondwana of Chandrapur District, Maharashtra

S.N. Agashe; M.S. Shashi Kumar

doi:10.54991/jop.1996.1214

Studies in fossil gymnospermous woods - Part VIII. A new species of Araucarioxylon - A. wejgaoense from Lower Gondwana of Chandrapur District, Maharashtra

Authors

S.N. Agashe Palaeobotany Lab, Department of Botany, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560056, India
M.S. Shashi Kumar Palaeobotany Lab, Department of Botany, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560056, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1996.1214

Keywords:

Fossil wood, Anatomy, Araucarioxylon, Gymnosperm, Lower Gondwana, India

Abstract

Recent palaeobotanical field work carried in Lower Gondwana exposures of Chandrapur District has brought to light several petrified woods with good preservation. Most of them were found in nalas. Amongst them, a new species of Araucarioxylon has been described in this paper.

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Published

1996-12-31

How to Cite

Agashe, S., & Shashi Kumar, M. (1996). Studies in fossil gymnospermous woods - Part VIII. A new species of Araucarioxylon - A. wejgaoense from Lower Gondwana of Chandrapur District, Maharashtra. Journal of Palaeosciences, 45, 15–19. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1996.1214