PUBLICATIONS



1) Yang J., Spicer R.A., Spicer T.E.V., Arens N.C., Frederic M.B.J., Su Tao, Kennedy E.M., Herman A.B., Steart D.C., Srivastava Gaurav, Mehrotra R.C., Valdes P.J.,               Mehrotra N.C., Zhou Zhe-Kun and Lai Jiang-Shan (2015) Leaf form climate relationships on the global stage: An ensemble of characters. Global Ecology               and Biogeography (Accepted).

2) Tiwari R.P., Ralte V.Z., Zoramthara C., Srivastava Gaurav, Mehrotra R.C., Paul S., Dutta S. (2015) Fossil leaves in amber from the Bhuban Formation, Mizoram,             India. Himalayan Geology 36(1): 33-38.

3) Srivastava Gaurav and Mehrotra R.C. (2014) Phytogeographical implication of Bridelia Will. (Phyllanthaceae) fossil leaf from the late Oligocene of India.

            PLOS ONE (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.o111140).

4) Srivastava Rashmi, Srivastava Gaurav and David L. Dilcher (2014) Coryphoid palm leaf fossils from the Maastrichtian–Danian of Central India with remarks on             phytogeography of the Coryphoideae (Arecaceae). PLOS ONE (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111738).

5) Srivastava Gaurav, Gaur Rajan and R.C. Mehrotra (2014) Lagerstroemia L. from the middle Miocene Siwalik deposits, northern India: implication for Cenozoic                range shifts of the genus and the family Lythraceae. J. Earth Sys. Sci. (In press).

6) Srivastava Rashmi and Srivastava Gaurav (2014) Fossil fruit of Cocos L. (Arecaceae) from Maastrichtian-Danian sediments of central India and its    

            phytogeographical significance. Acta Palaeobotanica 54(1): 67-75.

7) Srivastava Gaurav, Mehrotra R.C., Shukla Anumeha and Tiwari R.P. (2014) Miocene vegetation and climate in extra peninsular India: Megafossil evidences. 

            Palaeontological Society of India 5:273-281 (ISBN: 978-81-926033-2-2).

8) Mehrotra R.C., Shukla Anumeha, Srivastava Gaurav and Tiwari R.P. (2014) Miocene megaflora of peninsular India: present status and future prospects. 

            Palaeontological Society of India 5: 283-290 (ISBN: 978-81-926033-2-2).

9) Priyanka Monga, Srivastava Gaurav, Kumar Madhav and Mehrotra R.C. (2014) Further palynological investigation of coaliferous sequences of Tura Formation               of Nangwalbibra, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya: inferences on palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate. Palaeobotanist63: 79-85.

10) Srivastava Gaurav and Mehrotra R.C. (2013) Low latitude floral assemblage from the Late Oligocene sediments of Assam and its palaeoclimatic and              

            palaeogeographic significance. Chinese Sci. Bull.  58(Suppl. 1): 156-161.

11) Mehrotra R.C., Tiwari R.P., Srivastava Gaurav, Shukla Anumeha (2013) Further contribution to the Neogene petrified wood forest of Mizoram, India. Chinese    

            Sci. Bull. 58(Suppl. 1): 104-110.

12) Srivastava Gaurav & Mehrotra R.C. (2013) Further contribution to the low latitude leaf assemblage from the Late Oligocene sediments of Assam and its 

            phytogeographical significance. J. Earth Sys. Sci. 122(5): 1341-1357.

13) Srivastava Gaurav & Mehrotra R.C. (2013) First fossil record of Alphonsea Hk. f. & T. (Annonaceae) from the Late Oligocene sediments of Assam, India and 

            comments on its phytogeography. PLOS ONE, 8(1): e53174.

14) Srivastava Gaurav & Mehrotra R.C. (2013) Endemism due to climate change: evidence from Poeciloneuron Bedd. (Clusiaceae) leaf fossil from Assam, India.

            J. Earth Sys. Sci. 122(2): 283-288.

15) Tiwari R.P., Mehrotra R.C., Srivastava Gaurav, Shukla Anumeha (2012) The vegetation and climate of a Neogene petrified wood forest of Mizoram, India. J. 

            Asian Earth Sci. 61: 143-165.

16) Srivastava Gaurav, Spicer R.A., spicer T.E.V., Yang J., Kumar M., Mehrotra R.C. & Mehrotra N.C. (2012) Megaflora and Palaeoclimate of a late Oligocene 

            Tropical Delta, Makum Coalfield, Assam: Evidence for the Early Development of the South Asian Monsoon. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol.   

            342-343: 130-142.

17) Kumar M., Srivastava G., Spicer R.A., Spicer T.E.V., Mehrotra R.C. & Mehrotra N.C. (2012) 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.

            Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol.  342-343: 143-162.

18) Srivastava Gaurav, Mehrotra R.C. & Hugues Bauer (2012) Palm leaves from the Late Oligocene sediments of Makum Coalfield, Assam, India. J. Earth Sys.  

           Sci.  121(3): 747-754.

19) Srivastava Gaurav & Mehrotra R.C. (2012) The oldest fossil of Semecarpus L.f. from the Makum Coalfield, Assam, India and comments on its origin. Curr.    

       Sci. 102(3): 398-400. 

20) Srivastava Rashmi, Saxena R.K. & Srivastava Gaurav (2012) Pterospermumocarpon, a new malvalean fruit genus from the Sindhudurg Formation (Miocene)

           of Maharashtra, India and its phytogeographical significance. J. Earth Sys. Sci. 121(1): 183-193.

21) Singh M. Chandra, Kushwaha R.A.S., Srivastava Gaurav & Mehrotra R.C. (2012) New plant remain from the Laisong Formation of Manipur. J . Geol. Soc.  

           India, 79: 287-294.

22) Mehrotra R.C., Tiwari R.P. & Srivastava Gaurav (2012) Comments on some plant remains from the Early Miocene of Mizoram, India. Memoir Geol. Soc. India,

            77: 345-347 (ISBN: 978-81-907636-2-2).

23) Srivastava Gaurav, Tiwari R.P. & Mehrotra R.C. (2012) CLAMP: A developing proxy for quantitative estimation of palaeoclimate in India. Memoir Geol. Soc.

            India, 77: 331-344 (ISBN: 978-81-907636-2-2).

24) Mehrotra, R.C., Basumatary, S.K., bera, S.K., Srivastava, Gaurav, Sarma, G.C. & Baruah, C.K. (2011) First report of the plant fossils from the Manas National   

            Park, Assam, India. Palaeobotanist, 60: 273-280.

25) Mehrotra R.C., Bera S.K., Basumatary S.K. & Srivastava G. (2011) Study of fossil wood from the Middle-Late Miocene sediments of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur

           Districts of Assam, India and its palaeoecological and palaeophytogeographical implications. J. Earth Sys. Sci.120(4): 681-701.

26) Srivastava Gaurav, Srivastava Rashmi & Mehrotra R.C. (2011) Ficus palaeoracemosa sp. nov.- a new fossil leaf from the Kasauli Formation of Himachal

            Pradesh and its palaeoclimatic significance. J. Earth Sys. Sci., 120(2): 1-11.

27) Spicer Robert A., Bera Subir, De Bera Sreelekha, Spicer Teresa E.V., Srivastava Gaurav, Mehrotra Rakesh, Mehrotra Naresh & Yang Jian (2011) Why do

            foliar physiognomic climate estimates sometimes differ from those observed? Insights from taphonomic information loss and a CLAMP case study from     

            the Ganges Delta. Palaeogeograph. Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol., 302: 381-395.

28) Srivastava Gaurav & Mehrotra R.C. (2010) New legume fruits from the Oligocene sediments of  Assam. J. Geol. Soc. India, 75: 820-828.

29) Srivastava Gaurav & Mehrotra R.C. (2010) Tertiary flora of northeast India vis-a-vis movement of the Indian Plate. Memoir Geol. Soc. India, 75: 123-130.

30) Srivastava Gaurav (2010) Forest destruction in Indian hot spots: A threat to environment. Earth Science India (January issue).

31) Spicer R.A., Valdes P.J., Spicer T.E.V., Craggs H.J., Srivastava G., Mehrotra R.C. & Yang J. (2009) New developments in CLAMP: Calibration using global 

             gridded meteorological data. Palaeogeograph. Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol., 283: 91-98.

32) Srivastava Gaurav, Mehrotra R.C. & Tiwari R.P. (2009) A new fossil wood from the Tipam Group of North Hlimen, Mizoram. Palaeobotanist, 58: 29-32.

33) Srivastava Gaurav & Srivastava S.N. (2009) New records for the flora of Azamgarh District, U.P. J. Appl. Biosci., 35(1): 82-85.

34) Srivastava Gaurav & Srivastava S.N. (2009) Invasive alien plant species of Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh. In: Souvenir of National Conference on Invasive

             Alien Species a threat to native biodiversity. Uttar Pradesh Biodiversity Board, pp. 56-60.

35) Agarwal Anil & Srivastava Gaurav (2008) Forest destruction in Eastern Himalayas. Curr. Sci., 94(1): 8.

36) Mehrotra R.C., Srivastava Gaurav & Bera S.K. (2007) Two new fossil woods from the Surma Group of Assam, India. In: Proceedings of Int'l Symposium on

             Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, Benxi, China. (Ed. Sun G.),pp. 67-70.

37) Srivastava S.N. & Srivastava Gaurav (2006) Pedalium murex Linn. Hitherto unrecorded medicinal plant from Uttar Pradesh. Geophytology, 36(2): 125-126.