Fossil woods resembling the modern genera Dipterocarpus Gaertn. L, Sterculia Linn., Terminalia Linn. and a species of Palmoxylon Schenk are described from the probable Pliocene (Kankawati Series) beds of district Kachchh, Gujarat. They represent the families Dipterocarpaceae, Sterculiaceae, Combretaceae and Palmae respectively. The modern comparable forms of the fossil species indicate a more humid climate at the time of deposition contrary to the present-day arid conditions in Kachchh.
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