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PJB-2016-30

ANDIROXYLON THANOBOLENSIS SP.NOV. A NEW SPECIES OF FOSSIL WOOD OF FAMILY FABACEAE FROM MANCHAR FORMATION EXPOSED NEAR THANOBOLA KHAN, DISTRICT JAMSHORO, SINDH, PAKISTAN

SHABAB ALI KHAN1, BASIR AHMED1*, MUHAMMAD TAHIR RAJPUT2 AND SYEDA SALEHA TAHIR1
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Andiroxylon thanobolensis sp. nov., a new silicified wood has been described and identified from Tertiary Manchar formation exposed near Thanobola Khan, district Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. The xylotomical features of present fossil shows close resemblance with the genus Andira of the Family Fabaceae. The absence of growth ring indicated that plants were growing in tropical type of climate.

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