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AR 1978-79.pdf - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

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from this coHectior.. A paper on a new fossil wood <strong>of</strong><br />

Gymnosporia was finalized and submitted for publication.<br />

B. Dupitila Series<br />

A few more fossil woods wcr e identified from Namsang<br />

River bed at Deomali in Arunachal Pradesh. These belonl{<br />

to Dipterocarpus, Sindor.1, Barringtonia and Lagerstroemia. Some<br />

fossil woods from Namsang beds <strong>of</strong> airampur in Arunachal<br />

Pradesh were also studied. This shows that most <strong>of</strong> the<br />

species are common with those <strong>of</strong> the :\amsang- beds at<br />

Deomali.<br />

4.1.5. Fosszl woodsfrom the Lower Siu'olzk beds<br />

About 200 pieces <strong>of</strong> petrified woods from I\alagarh in<br />

Himachal Pradesh \'.cre cut and slides prepared. A few <strong>of</strong><br />

them wefe identified 35 belonging LO Diplerocarpus, Albizia,<br />

Afzelia-Intsia and ynometrQ, while 6 others belonging to new<br />

genera are being studied. Fossil woods <strong>of</strong> Sindora and<br />

Draconlomelum v,ere also identified from the Lower Siwalik<br />

b~ds <strong>of</strong> Uttar Pradesh.<br />

4.1.6. Leaf-impressionsJrom the Siwalik beds<br />

Leaf~jmpressions showing close resemblance with<br />

Z)zyphus mauriljana, JJangifera indica, Indig<strong>of</strong>era puLchetla,<br />

DaLbergia sp., Bauhinia sp., Gardenia turgida, Cinnamomum<br />

tamala, Litsea nitida and Ficus sp from the Siwalik beds <strong>of</strong><br />

Bhikhnathoree, 'Nes! Champaran District, Bihar were<br />

described<br />

4.2. Sporae dispersae and palynostratigraphy<br />

4.2. I. Neogene miospores <strong>of</strong> India<br />

Pollen grains <strong>of</strong> two species <strong>of</strong> Gtenolophonidites from<br />

Teyveli lignite have been described.<br />

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