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Perculticutis assamensis
Perculticutis assamensis R. Tewari, Mand., R.C. Mehrotra J. Appl. Biosci., 31(2): 93. Dec 2005
- Name
- Perculticutis assamensis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Perculticutis
- Authors (Pub.)
- Tewari R.
Mandaokar B. D.
Mehrotra R. C.
- Publication
- Fossil cuticles from the Oligocene sediments of northeast India [2005/12]
- Journal
- Journal of applied bioscience
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2
- Page number
- 93
- Year
- 2005
- Fossil Status
- leaves (cuticles)
- Stratigraphy
- Chattian
- Strat. comment
- Tikak Parbat Formation
- Location
- Jeypore Colliery, Sibsagar District, Assam, India
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
- Repository Number
- BSIP 12995
- Diagnosis
- Cells undifferentiated, usually rectanguloid, sometimes polygonal, arranged
irregularly, 30-35 x 15-30 um in size; anticlinal walls finely and compactly undulate, undulations shallow and closely set, walls 0.5 um wide, surface of each cell showing single circular thick walled papilla measuring 7.5-15 x 10-12.5 um in size, walls of papillae 2.5-5 ym wide; stomata and trichome bases
absent.
