• Pundkar S.V
• Kokate P. S
• Thorat K. M.

The fossil chert were collected from Mohgaonkalan, District Chhindwara,M.P. India, a well known rich fossiliferouslocality of Deccan Intertrappean beds for all major groups of plant parts but reports of fossil seed are less as compared to other parts. The present fossil specimens isexposed in longitudinal plane. Seed is oval, small in shape and size. It is dicotyledonus and unitegmic in nature. Micropylar region is clearly seen. Embryo is large well preserved with two cotyledonous. Vasculature is not seen. Seed coat is differentiated into testa and tegmen.Testa not clearly seen, tegmen thick walled. The seed is compared with the living and reported fossils but this fossil seed shows close resemblance to the seeds of family Piperaceae. Therefore, it can assigned to the Piperaceae family. It is named as Junejospermumintertrappea. The generic is after the eminentpaleobotanist Dr. C. D. Juneja and specific name given after series of Deccan name Intertrappean.

Fossil, Dicotyledon, Seed, Deccan ,Intertrappean beds.

"A PETRIFIED SEED JUNEJOSPERMUM INTERTRAPPEA GEN. ET. SP. NOV. FROM THE DECCAN INTERTRAPPEAN BEDS OF MOHGAONKALAN, M.P., INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.558-562, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDI06111.pdf

"A PETRIFIED SEED JUNEJOSPERMUM INTERTRAPPEA GEN. ET. SP. NOV. FROM THE DECCAN INTERTRAPPEAN BEDS OF MOHGAONKALAN, M.P., INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp558-562, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDI06111.pdf