Study of fossil wood from the Middle-Late Miocene sediments of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts of Assam, India and its palaeoecological and palaeophytogeographical implications

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 681-701

  Mehrotra, R C ^a   Bera, S K ^a   Basumatary, S K ^a   Srivastava, G ^a  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Anacardiaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Fabaceae; Fossil wood; Miocene assam; Palaeoclimate; Tipam group

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION; WOOD;

ASSAM; DHEMAJI; INDIA; LAKHIMPUR;

AFZELIA; ANACARDIACEAE; BAUHINIA; BISCHOFIA; COPAIFERA; CYNOMETRA; DETARIUM; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; GLUTA; INTSIA; MILLETTIA; PONGAMIA; SINDORA;

EID: 80052582663     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-011-0103-4     Document Type: Article

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