Nipa Sahnii, a palm fruit in the Tertiary of Assam

Abstract

Three fossil fruits collected by Sir Cyril S. Fox 1 1/2 miles south of Kalaichar bungalow (25° 26'; 89° 50' 30") near the western extremity of the Garo Hills are described as Nipa Sahnii. Their age is regarded as Miocene. A short history of the genus Nipadites is given. The bearing of the occurrence of Nipa during Miocene on the palaeogeography of the present locality is discussed.