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Ophiuroid ossicles from the Kallankurichchi Formation (Maastrichtian) of Ariyalur Group, Tamil Nadu, India


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This paper reports the finding of ophiuroid ossicIes in the Kallankurichchi Formation (Maastrichtian) of Ariyalur Group, Tamil Nadu. The material is rather ill preserved and represents indeterminate vertebrae, dorsal shields, possible genital bars and some questionable material of uncertain affinity. The palaeoecological implications of these ossicles on the Kallankurichchi Formation are discussed.

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Palaeontology, Ophiuroid Ossicles, Maastrichtian, Ariyalur Group, Tamil Nadu.
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  • Ophiuroid ossicles from the Kallankurichchi Formation (Maastrichtian) of Ariyalur Group, Tamil Nadu, India

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U. B. Mallikarjuna
Department of Geology, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056, India
S. Sugumaran
Department of Geology, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056, India
H. M. Nagaraja
Department of Geology, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560056, India

Abstract


This paper reports the finding of ophiuroid ossicIes in the Kallankurichchi Formation (Maastrichtian) of Ariyalur Group, Tamil Nadu. The material is rather ill preserved and represents indeterminate vertebrae, dorsal shields, possible genital bars and some questionable material of uncertain affinity. The palaeoecological implications of these ossicles on the Kallankurichchi Formation are discussed.

Keywords


Palaeontology, Ophiuroid Ossicles, Maastrichtian, Ariyalur Group, Tamil Nadu.