Late Cretaceous palm stem Palmoxylon lametaei sp. nov. from Bhisi Village, Maharashtra, India

Late Cretaceous palm stem Palmoxylon lametaei sp. nov. from Bhisi Village, Maharashtra, India

A new fossil palm trunk Palmoxylon lametaei sp. nov. is described from the Lameta Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Bhisi area of Nand inland basin, Nagpur District, Maharashtra, India. The stem is well preserved revealing all the anatomical features identifiable to the modern arecoid palm (Phoenix)....

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Main Authors: Debi Dutta, Krishna Ambwani, Emilio Estrada-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2018-01-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
Subjects:
Arecaceae
Palmoxylon
Lameta Formation
Upper Cretaceous
India.
Online Access:https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/604
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