Abstract
The paper describes a fossil wood identifiable as Burseroxylon baranesis from Bara formation of
Sindh, Pakistan. Three dimension sections (transverse, radial and tangential) were prepared from the
fossil wood collected from Bara formation, Ranikot. The anatomical characters such as presence of
growth rings, parenchyma scanty, paratracheal, vasicentric. Rays are homogenous rays consist of
procumbent cells indicate that the species belong to the family Burseraceae of petrified Bursera wood
and are assigned name as Burseroxylon on the basis of form genus. This is the first record of genus
Burseroxylon from tertiary rocks of Pakistan. Presence of diffuse porous wood indicate that the plants
were growing in tropical type of climate.
J. Mangi, S. A. Khan, N. Soomro, H. Naz, M. Panhwer. (2020) WOOD OF BURSEROXYLON FOSSIL FROM BARA FORMATION OF RANI KOT FORT AREA, DISTRICT JAMSHORO SINDH, PAKISTAN, Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering & Veterinary Sciences, Volume 36, Issue 1.
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