Sahni ka Dadoxylon

The Birbal Sahni Paleobotanical Insitute in Lucknow is the largest collection of fossil-plant specialists anywhere in the world, and in the entrance a fossilized Dadoxylon stem stands as a reminder of the world’s long-gone forests.

Location:

State: Uttar Pradesh
Locality: Lucknow: At the entrance to the Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany at Lucknow University

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Botany:

Common name: Dadoxylon: Dadoxylon is the name given to fossilized wood resembling the living Araucaria group of Southern Hemisphere pines
Botanical species: Dadoxylon sp. Fossil
Botanical family : (No family data) [(No Information)]

Geography:

Latitude: 26.8670112 ° north of the Equator
Longitude: 80.93976654 ° east of the Prime Meridian
Altitude: 118.6 metres above sea level

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Journey:

Along the Ganges and Into the Midlands
Path : Into Bihar, up the Ganges into Uttar Pradesh, then into the highland jungles of Madhya Pradesh
Date photographed: 17.11.08

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