Fossil wood resembling Elaeocarpus and Leea from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Mahurzari near Nagpur

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  • U. Prakash Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • R. Dayal Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1963.648

Abstract

In this paper are described two new fossil woods from the Deccan Intertrappean Series at Mahurzari (21º13’N; 79º1’ E) near Nagpur in Maharashtra state. These have been assigned to two new genera, Elaeocarpoxylon and Leeoxylon because of their strong resemblance with the modern woods of Elaeocarpus L. and Leea L. respectively.

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1963-12-31

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Prakash, U., & Dayal, R. (1963). Fossil wood resembling Elaeocarpus and Leea from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Mahurzari near Nagpur. Journal of Palaeosciences, 12((1-3), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1963.648

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