Cryptocarya makumensis

Name

Cryptocarya makumensis

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Cryptocarya

Authors (Pub.)

Bhatia H. Srivastava G.  

Publication

Earliest fossil record of Cryptocarya R. Br. (Lauraceae) from Asia and its biogeographic and palaeoenvironmental implications [2025/6]

Journal

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Annee/Jahrgang

2025

Issue

10.1007/s12549-025-00658-1

Page number

0 [4]

Year

2025

Fossil Status

leaves

Stratigraphy

Chattian

Strat. comment

Tikak Parbat Formation

Location

Tirap colliery, Makum coalfield, Assam, India

Paleoregion

Eurasia (Indostan)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India

Repository Number

BSIP 42405

Num

2 A-E

Pub.

Earliest fossil record of Cryptocarya R. Br. (Lauraceae) from Asia and its biogeographic and palaeoenvironmental implications [2025/6]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India

Repository Number

BSIP 42406

Num

3 A-D

Pub.

Earliest fossil record of Cryptocarya R. Br. (Lauraceae) from Asia and its biogeographic and palaeoenvironmental implications [2025/6]

Diagnosis

Leaf narrow oblong, lamina mesophyll (or moderate) in size, symmetrical, entire, unlobed, base decurrent and acute, secondary veins eucamptodromous, intersecondary vein rarely seen, epimedial tertiary veins present, intercoastal tertiary veins convex percurrent, exterior tertiary veins looped to terminating, quaternary veins seen.