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Leaf form–climate relationships on the global stage: an ensemble of characters by Yang, Jian, Spicer, Robert A, Spicer, Teresa E. V, Arens, Nan Crystal, Jacques, Frédéric M. B, Su, Tao, Kennedy, Elizabeth M, Herman, Alexei B, Steart, David C, Srivastava, Gaurav, Mehrotra, Rakesh C, Valdes, Paul J, Mehrotra, Naresh C, Zhou, Zhe‐Kun, Lai, Jiang‐Shan

“…AIM: Early in their evolution, angiosperms evolved a diversity of leaf form far greater than that of any other group of land plants. Some of this diversity…”
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First fossil record of Alphonsea Hk. f. & T. (Annonaceae) from the Late Oligocene sediments of Assam, India and comments on its phytogeography by Srivastava, Gaurav, Mehrotra, Rakesh C

“…A new fossil leaf impression of Alphonsea Hk. f. & T. of the family Annonaceae is described from the Late Oligocene sediments of Makum Coalfield, Assam, India…”
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Cool equatorial terrestrial temperatures and the South Asian monsoon in the Early Eocene: Evidence from the Gurha Mine, Rajasthan, India by Shukla, Anumeha, Mehrotra, Rakesh C., Spicer, Robert A., Spicer, Teresa E.V., Kumar, Madhav

“…Early Eocene (~55–52Ma) laminated lacustrine sediments overlying lignites in the Gurha Mine (27.87398°N, 72.86709°E), Rajasthan, India, yield a diversity of…”
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Paleocene Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) from India with implications for an East Gondwana origin of Convolvulaceae by Srivastava, Gaurav, Mehrotra, Rakesh C., Dilcher, David L.

“…The morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, is globally important in medicine and food crops. The family has worldwide distribution in a variety of habitats;…”
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Early Miocene elevation in northern Tibet estimated by palaeobotanical evidence by Sun, Bin, Wang, Yu-Fei, Li, Cheng-Sen, Yang, Jian, Li, Jin-Feng, Li, Ye-Liang, Deng, Tao, Wang, Shi-Qi, Zhao, Min, Spicer, Robert A., Ferguson, David K., Mehrotra, Rakesh C.

“…The area and elevation of the Tibetan Plateau over time has directly affected Asia’s topography, the characteristics of the Asian monsoon and modified global…”
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Remarkable preservation of terpenoids and record of volatile signalling in plant-animal interactions from Miocene amber by Dutta, Suryendu, Mehrotra, Rakesh C., Paul, Swagata, Tiwari, R. P., Bhattacharya, Sharmila, Srivastava, Gaurav, Ralte, V. Z., Zoramthara, C.

“…Plants produce and release a large array of volatile organic compounds that play many ecological functions. These volatile plant metabolites serve as…”
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TRILOCULAR PALM FRUITS FROM THE DECCAN INTERTRAPPEAN BEDS OF INDIA by Manchester, Steven R., Bonde, Suresh D., Nipunage, Dinesh S., Srivatava, Rashmi, Mehrotra, Rakesh C., Smith, Selena Y.

“…Abundant silicified fruits formerly attributed to the Euphorbiaceae have been reinvestigated and found to represent Arecaceae. The fruits are from Ghughua near…”
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Cocos sahnii Kaul: A Cocos nucifera L.-like fruit from the Early Eocene rainforest of Rajasthan, western India by Shukla, Anumeha, Mehrotra, Rakesh C, Guleria, Jaswant S

“…Cocos sahnii Kaul , a fossil palm fruit, is validated and described from the Fuller’s earth deposits of Kapurdi village of Rajasthan considered as Early Eocene…”
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Sedimentology, palynostratigraphy and palynofacies of the late Oligocene Makum Coalfield, Assam, India: A window on lowland tropical vegetation during the most recent episode of significant global warmth by Kumar, Madhav, Srivastava, Gaurav, Spicer, Robert A., Spicer, Teresa E.V., Mehrotra, Rakesh C., Mehrotra, Naresh C.

“…The sedimentology, palynofacies and pollen and spore assemblages, together with observations on the preserved megaflora, from the Tirap coal mine, Assam, India…”
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High rainfall afforded resilience to tropical rainforests during Early Eocene Climatic Optimum by Srivastava, Gaurav, Bhatia, Harshita, Verma, Poonam, Singh, Yogesh Pal, Utescher, Torsten, Mehrotra, Rakesh C.

“…The rainforests near the early Eocene palaeo-equator were more resilient to greenhouse warming than mid-latitude vegetation. The mechanism underlying that…”
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First Fossil Record of Alphonsea Hk. f. T by Srivastava, Gaurav, Mehrotra, Rakesh C

“…A new fossil leaf impression of Alphonsea Hk. f. & T. of the family Annonaceae is described from the Late Oligocene sediments of Makum Coalfield, Assam, India…”
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Aporosa Blume from the paleoequatorial rainforest of Bikaner, India: Its evolution and diversification in deep time by Shukla, Anumeha, Mehrotra, Rakesh C., Spicer, Robert A., Spicer, Teresa E.V.

“…The Gondwanan origin, northward migration and subsequent collision with Asia means that the Indian subcontinent is of particular interest regarding the origin…”
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Davidocarpon, a New Name for Dilcherocarpon by Srivastava, Gaurav, Mehrotra, Rakesh C.

“…Dilcherocarpon M. C. Singh, R. A. S. Kushwaha, Gaurav Srivastava & R. C. Mehrotra, published in 2012 as a name for a fossil fruit of unknown systematic…”
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Rhizocaulites, a New Name for Rhizocaulon R. C. Mehrotra (2000), Non Rhizocaulon Saporta (1861) by Mehrotra, Rakesh C.

“…Rhizocaulon R. C. Mehrotra (fossil ?Araceae) is a later homonym of Rhizocaulon Saporta (fossil ?Poaceae) published in 1861 and is, therefore, illegitimate. A…”
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