Annona vastanensis

Name

Annona vastanensis

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Annona

Authors (Pub.)

Prasad M. Singh H. Singh S. K.  

Publication

Early Eocene Annona fossils from Vastan Lignite Mine, Surat district, Gujarat, India: age, origin and palaeogeographic significance [2014/11]

Journal

Current Science

Volume

107

Issue

10

Page number

1732

Year

2014

Fossil Status

fruits

Stratigraphy

Ypresian

Strat. comment

Cambay Shale Formation

Location

Vastan Lignite Mine, Cambay basin, Gujarat, western India

Paleoregion

Eurasia (Indostan)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India

Repository Number

BSIP Museum 40121

Num

2e1

Pub.

Early Eocene Annona fossils from Vastan Lignite Mine, Surat district, Gujarat, India: age, origin and palaeogeographic significance [2014/11]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India

Repository Number

BSIP Museum 40122

Num

2e2

Pub.

Early Eocene Annona fossils from Vastan Lignite Mine, Surat district, Gujarat, India: age, origin and palaeogeographic significance [2014/11]

Diagnosis

Fruit ovate to spherical, 4.3 x 3.3 cm in size; syncarps; eight small fruits having one seed in each; seed elliptic to oblong having maximum size of 1.2 x 0.6 cm, thalamus distinct.