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Lusaticutis tikakensis
Lusaticutis tikakensis R. Tewari, Mand., R.C. Mehrotra J. Appl. Biosci., 31(2): 97. Dec 2005
- Name
- Lusaticutis tikakensis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Lusaticutis
- Authors (Pub.)
- Tewari R.
Mandaokar B. D.
Mehrotra R. C.
- Publication
- Fossil cuticles from the Oligocene sediments of northeast India [2005/12]
- Journal
- Journal of applied bioscience
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2
- Page number
- 97
- Year
- 2005
- Fossil Status
- leaves (cuticles)
- Stratigraphy
- Chattian
- Strat. comment
- Tikak Parbat Formation
- Location
- Jeypore Colliery, Sibsagar District, Assam, India
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
- Repository Number
- Slide No. BSIP 12995
- Diagnosis
- Cells undifferentiated, polygonal to variouly shaped, arranged irregularly, 10-14 x 4-8 um in size; anticlinal walls of the cells straight to arched, 2.5-3 ym wide, surface walls smooth; stomata oval to rectanguloid, anomocytic, irregular in distibution and orientation, 15-20 x 15 um in size, superficial, guard cells elongate, kidney shaped, 15-20 x 5 um in size, with prominent stomatal ledges, stomatal slit linear to biconvex, narrow, 7.5-10 x 2.5-5 um in size, stomatal index 9.
