Record of fossil leaves of Ziziphus and Lagerstroemia from Mahuadanr Valley, Jharkhand, India and their ecological implications

Authors

  • Sanjai Kumar Singh Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • Mahesh Prasad Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2010.188

Keywords:

Fossilleaf, Ziziphus, Lagerstroemia, Morphotaxonomy, Late Tertiary, Mahuadanr Valley, Ecology, Jharkhand (India)

Abstract

A study based on the fossil leaf assemblage collected from the Late Tertiary sediments of Mahuadanr Valley revealed the occurrence of two new extant species Ziziphus funiculosa (Rhamnaceae) and Lagerstroemia macrocarpa (Lythraceae) of the Dicotyledon in the area during Late Tertiary Period. Present day distribution of these modem comparable species of the fossils indicates that both the taxa presently distributed in the moist deciduous forests ofthe northeast India, central and south India, which suggests that such type offorest was flourishing in and around the fossil locality during the sedimentation.

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Published

2010-12-31

How to Cite

Singh, S. K., & Prasad, M. (2010). Record of fossil leaves of Ziziphus and Lagerstroemia from Mahuadanr Valley, Jharkhand, India and their ecological implications. Journal of Palaeosciences, 59((1-3), 55–61. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2010.188

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