The oldest fossil of Eucalyptus from the Late Maastrichtian-Danian of India and the theory of its Gondwanic origin

Current Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-80

  Shukla, Anumeha ^a   Mehrotra, R C ^a   Tyagi, Antariksh ^b  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan intertrappean beds; Dindori district; Fossil wood; Myrtaceae

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 84866460582     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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