Mangrove associated lignite beds of Malvan, Konkan: Evidence for higher sea-level during the Late Tertiary (Neogene) along the west coast of India

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 335-340

  Kumaran, K P N ^a   Shindikar, Mahesh ^a   Limaye, Ruta B ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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ACROSTICHUM AUREUM; AEGIALITIS; AVICENNIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATOPTERIS THALICTROIDES; CIRRENALIA; CTENOLOPHON ENGLERIANUS; CTENOLOPHONACEAE; CULLENIA; DINOPHYCEAE; DURIO; EXCOECARIA; FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI; MALVACEAE; NYMPHAEACEAE; RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 4444381536     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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