Fossil wood of Bischofia palaeojavanica Awasthi from the Eocene of the Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China

R.C. Mehrotra; Yi-Feng Yao; Cheng-Sen Li

doi:10.54991/jop.2010.194

Fossil wood of Bischofia palaeojavanica Awasthi from the Eocene of the Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China

Authors

R.C. Mehrotra Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
Yi-Feng Yao State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, P.R. China
Cheng-Sen Li State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, P.R. China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2010.194

Keywords:

Bischofiajavanica, Euphorbiaceae, Fossil wood, Changchang Basin, Hainan Island, China

Abstract

A fossil wood of Bischofia palaeojavanica Awasthi resembling the extant Bischofia javanica Blume of the family Euphorbiaceae, is described from the Eocene sediments of the Changchang Basin of Hainan Island, China. The fossil not only forms the first record of Bischofia from the basin, but is also the earliest from China. Its presence indicates the occurrence of humid valley forests in the region during the deposition of the sediments.

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Published

2010-12-31

How to Cite

Mehrotra, R., Yao, Y.-F., & Li, C.-S. (2010). Fossil wood of Bischofia palaeojavanica Awasthi from the Eocene of the Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China. Journal of Palaeosciences, 59((1-3), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2010.194