Fossil fruit of Cocos L. (Arecaceae) from Maastrichtian-Danian sediments of central India and its phytogeographical significance

Acta Palaeobotanica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-75

  Srivastava, Rashmi ^a   Srivastava, Gaurav ^a  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Climate; Coastal; Cocos; Maastrichtian Danian; Pantropical

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DANIAN; EVERGREEN FOREST; FLORISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUIT; MAASTRICHTIAN; MONOCOTYLEDON; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SEONI;

ACROSTICHUM; ALGAE; ARECACEAE; BARRINGTONIA; NYPA; SONNERATIA;

EID: 84908696354     PISSN: 00016594     EISSN: 20820259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/acpa-2014-0003     Document Type: Article

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