†Vernonia palaeoarborea Antal and Awasthi 1993 (ironweed)
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Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Full reference: J. S. Antal and N. Awasthi. 1993. Fossil flora from the Himalayan foot-hills of Darjeeling District, West Bengal and its palaeoecological and phytogeographical significance. The Palaeobotanist 42(1):14-60
Belongs to Vernonia according to M. Prasad 2008
See also Antal and Awasthi 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 36934. Its type locality is Right bank of Ghish River, Oodlabari, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene fluvial claystone/siltstone in India.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Right bank of Ghish River, Oodlabari
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