Biography
Divya Darshan Pant, Indian paleobotanist (Raniket 18 October 1919 – 09 May 2001)
Authored over 300 publications
Papers in Nature & Science
With D.D. Nautiyal. Seed-bearing Ottokaria-like fructifications from India. Nature 207:623-4, 1965
Need for a standardized international glossary of terms in Botany. Science 119: 910-1, 1954
Triassic plant remains from the Salt Range in the Punjab. Nature 163:214, 1949
DESCRIBED FOSSIL GENERA
Plantae
Ahmadia 1991 with Srivastava
Arauspiropitys 1987 with Singh
Arberiella 1960 with Nautiyal
Asansolia 1976 with Misra
Birsinghia 1995 with Nautiyal & Chaturvedi
Birsinghpuria 1985 with Nautiyal & Tiwari
Bulbospermum 1985 with Nautiyal & Tiwari
Catervoxylon 1987 with Singh
Caulophyllites 1979 with Singh
Chapmanoxylon 1987 with Singh
Cheirophyllum 1978 with Singh
Chiguites 1995 with Srivastava
Cuticulatopteris 1983 with Misra
Damudopteris 1974 with Khare
Damudosorus 1977 with Misra
Giridia 1981 with Nautiyal & Misra
Glandulataenia 1990
Gleichotheca 1977 with Srivastava
Harrisiophyllum 1983 with Srivastava
Kendoxylon 1987 with Singh
Lithangium 1960 with Nautiyal
Lycoptaschys 1961 with Walton
Maheshwariella 1963 with Nautiyal
Neowalesia 1977
Nidpuria 1979 with Basu
Otofeistia 1985 with Nautiyal & Tiwari
Paliandrolepis 1995 with Nautiyal & Chaturvedi
Paracatervoxylon 1987 with Singh
Parapalaeospiroxylon 1987 with Singh
Platycardia 1960 with Nautiyal
Polytheca 1960 with Nautiyal
Pteronilssonia 1963 with Mehra
Pterygospermum 1960 with Nautiyal
Ranaoxylon 1987 with Singh
Rhabdotaenia 1958
Rugaspermum 1977 with Basu
Rugatheca 1977 with Basu
Sagitophyllum 1984
Searsolia 1975 with Bhatnagar
Sphagnophyllites 1978 with Basu
Stephanostoma 1960 with Nautiyal
Trithecopteris 1977 with Misra
Vinaykumaria 1991 with Srivastava
Walkomiellospermum 1964 with Srivastava
Sporae
Ancorisporites 1986 with Mishra
Bulbosia 1963 with Mishra
Camarozonosporites 1956
Canaliculites 1986 with Mishra
Carruthersiella 1962 with Srivastava
Dijkstraea 1962 with Srivastava
Erdtmania 1963 with Mehra
Grambastisporites 1979 with Basu
Mammilaespora 1961 with Srivastava
Nidhitriletes 1979 with Basu
Pilatriletes 1986 with Mishra
Ramispinatispora 1986 with Mishra
Rewatriletes 1986 with Mishra
Rugapites 1977 with Basu
Sahnites 1955
Shahdolia 1986 with Mishra
Singraulispora 1986 with Mishra
Striatites 1955
Talchirella 1961 with Srivastava
Tetrasaccus 1964
Trikonia 1979 with Basu
Verrubacutriletes 1986 with Mishra
Virkkispora 1965 with Srivastava
Zeillerisporites 1964 with Srivastava
Acritarcha
Balmeella 1963 with Mehra
HONORS (Fossil)
Pantea Chitaley & Yawale 1977 (Plantae)
Pantiathallites Banerjee & Dutta 2014 (Plantae)
Pantisporites Kar 1968 (Sporae)
Pantiella Maheshwari & Banerji 1975 (Sporae)
Pantiaspermum Manik 1987 (Plantae)
Pantocarpon Kapgate, Patil, Ilamkar & Ramteke 2007 (Plantae)
Pantopteris Chandra & Rigby 1982 (Plantae)
Pantophyllum Rigby 1984 (Plantae)