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)