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Fossil Plants from the Sub-Recent Clay in Sirmur District, Himachal Pradesh


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2 House No. 2321, Sector 22C, Chandigarh 160022, India
3 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 226007, India
     

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This note records some Prunus sp., Mallotus philippinensis Muell, and Celtis sp. from Kalidhang in district Sirmur, Himachal Pradesh. These plant fossils were found embedded in varve like clay around Kalidhang during the course of the field investigation in 1975-76. The geological set-up and the plant assemblage indicate a sub-Recent age for the clay beds.
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  • Fossil Plants from the Sub-Recent Clay in Sirmur District, Himachal Pradesh

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A. P. Tewari
House No. 311, Sector 7A, Chandigarh 160007, India
P. K. Swain
House No. 2321, Sector 22C, Chandigarh 160022, India
N. Awasthi
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 226007, India

Abstract


This note records some Prunus sp., Mallotus philippinensis Muell, and Celtis sp. from Kalidhang in district Sirmur, Himachal Pradesh. These plant fossils were found embedded in varve like clay around Kalidhang during the course of the field investigation in 1975-76. The geological set-up and the plant assemblage indicate a sub-Recent age for the clay beds.