Kapgate Ashwini V. and Meshram Sanjay M.

Fossil Drupe Fruit Revealing Angiosperm Diversity from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Singhpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

A well-preserved dicot fruit was collected from Singhpur (Lat 21.616095° N and Long 78.730775° E) in Chhindwara District, M.P. The fruit is elongated to ovoid or ellipsoidal with a distinct basal long stalk. The fossil fruit is unilocular and is characterized by the presence of bitegmic seed. The fruit is a drupe and d...