2023
DOI: 10.1111/jse.13024
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First buckthorn (Rhamnaceae) fossil flowers from India

Raman Patel,
Rajendra Singh Rana,
Ashif Ali
et al.

Abstract: Fossil leaves, fruits, and woods assigned to Rhamnaceae have been recorded from India, however, there are no previous reports of rhamnaceous fossil flowers from India. Here, we report the first fossil flowers in appreciable numbers from the early Eocene (Palana Formation) sedimentary sequences of Gurha Lignite Mine, Rajasthan, western India, and show that they are attributable to Rhamnaceae. We examined variation in flower morphology among extant and extinct rhamnaceous species as a basis for interpreting our … Show more

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