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Leguminocarpon cajanoides
Leguminocarpon cajanoides Anum. Shukla, R.C. Mehrotra Curr. Sci., 111(3): 466. 10 Aug 2016
- Name
- Leguminocarpon cajanoides
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Leguminocarpon
- Authors (Pub.)
- Shukla A.
Mehrotra R. C.
- Publication
- Early Eocene (~50 m. y.) legume fruits from Rajasthan [2016/8]
- Journal
- Current Science
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 3
- Page number
- 466
- Year
- 2016
- Fossil Status
- fruits
- Stratigraphy
- Ypresian
- Strat. comment
- Palana Formation
- Location
- Gurha lignite mine (27.87398N,72.86709E), ~75 km WSW of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
- Repository Number
- 40816
- Diagnosis
- Fruit legume, flat, oblong inshape, appearing chartaceous in texture, straight, symmetrical, indehiscent; preserved length 4.2 cm, width 2.3 cm; thickness of dorsal and ventral margin 1.1 and 0.8 mm respectively; apex acuminate; base slightly broken; veinlets fine; septa present, seemingly six in number, horizontal to slightly oblique, 7–9 mm apart; mark or impression of seeds visible at places.
