Two new fossil fruits from Oligocene sediments of Makum Coalfield, Assam, India

Authors
Mehrotra, RC
Citation
Rc. Mehrotra, Two new fossil fruits from Oligocene sediments of Makum Coalfield, Assam, India, CURRENT SCI, 79(10), 2000, pp. 1482-1483
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary
Journal title
CURRENT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00113891 → ACNP
Volume
79
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1482 - 1483
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-3891(20001125)79:10<1482:TNFFFO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Two new fossil fruits belonging to Sterculia of Sterculiaceae and Barringto nia of Lecythidaceae are described from the Oligocene sediments of Makum Co alfield, Assam, India. These fruits are reported for the first time not onl y from the Oligocene of Assam but from the Tertiary of India. Their presenc e supports the view that evergreen to littoral and swamp forests existed th ere during the time of depositon.