A fossil dicot capparadaceoxylon mahurzarii gen. et sp. nov., from the deccan intertrappean beds of mahurzari, Nagpur, India

Research Article
Aparna M. Yadav and Bipinchandra B. Kalbande
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.20251608.0071
Subject: 
Palaeobotany
KeyWords: 
Fossiliferous, Palaeoclimate, Porous, Fibers, Storied.
Abstract: 

Mahurzari is a fossiliferous area with a wealth of fossil woods that are being closely examined for botanical identification. Determining the age of the Intertrappean beds, as well as the paleoclimate and paleogeography of the area, will undoubtedly be made easier with the proper interpretation of the fossil plants found there. The fossil sample was gathered from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Mahurzari, Barad. Wood is dicotyledonous, with diffuse porous vessels mostly solitary and in multiples of two. The perforation Platels straightforward. Intervascular pit pairs alternate & are bordered. The xylem parenchyma is paratracheal and vasicentric, while the wood rays are mostly triseriate and homogeneous. The fibers are non-septate, pointed at both ends, and are classified as libriform and storied. This species shows great resemblance to the family Capparadaceae, which is why it has been named Capparadaceoxylon mahurzarii gen. et sp. nov. The generic names have been assigned on the basis of their affinities with the families, and the specific name is after the locality.