Leaf Impressions of Terminalia (Combretaceae) and Daphnogene (Lauraceae) from the Middle Siwalik of the Chatara-Barahakshetra Area, Eastern Nepal

Authors

  • Purushottam Adhikari Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
  • Gaurav Srivastava Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow
  • Rakesh C. Mehrotra Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow
  • Drona Adhikari Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
  • Keshav Shrestha Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
  • Dieter Uhl Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
  • Khum N. Paudayal Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/bdg.v20i0.20719

Keywords:

Fossils, Terminalia, Daphnogene, Middle Siwalik, Late Miocene, Eastern Nepal

Abstract

Leaves of Terminalia (Combretaceae) and Daphnogene (Lauraceae) are described from the lower member of Lower Siwalik of Chatara- Barahakshetra area, eastern Nepal. The habit, habitat and present day distribution of the comparable extant taxa indicates the existence of tropical to sub-tropical evergreen to semi evergreen forest with humid climate in the area during the deposition of the Siwalik sediments.

 Bulletin of Department of Geology, vol. 20-21, 2018, pp: 21-28

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2018-08-08

How to Cite

Adhikari, P., Srivastava, G., Mehrotra, R. C., Adhikari, D., Shrestha, K., Uhl, D., & Paudayal, K. N. (2018). Leaf Impressions of Terminalia (Combretaceae) and Daphnogene (Lauraceae) from the Middle Siwalik of the Chatara-Barahakshetra Area, Eastern Nepal. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, 20, 21–28. https://doi.org/10.3126/bdg.v20i0.20719

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Vol 20-21 (2018)

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