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Leguminophyllum kasauliense

Leguminophyllum kasauliense Guleria, R. Srivast. Himalayan Geol., 21(1-2): 46. Jan 2000
Name
Leguminophyllum kasauliense
Rank
Species
Original spelling
kasauliensis
Generic Name
[Genus] Leguminophyllum
Authors (Pub.)
Guleria J. S. Srivastava R.  
Publication
Some fossil leaves from the Kasauli Formation of Himachal Pradesh, North-West India [2000/1]
Journal
Himalayan geology
Volume
21
Issue
1-2
Page number
46
Year
2000
Fossil Status
leaves
Stratigraphy
Miocene
Strat. comment
Kasauli Formation
Location
Near Daghota on Kalka-Shimla road, Himachal Pradesh, North-West India
Paleoregion
Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
Repository
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India
Repository Number
BSIP Museum no. 38040 and its counterpart
Diagnosis
Leaflet asymmetrical, oblong, 1-0 to 1.2 cm long, 4 mm wide, apex acute; base cordate, oblique; margin entire; texture seemingly chartaceous; petiolule very small; venation pinnate, primary vein single, stout, slightly curved towards apex, secondaries rarely seen, faint, angle of divergence acute, tertiary and higher order venation not preserved.

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