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Record of Pillbug (Armadillidium) and Millipede (Polyxenus) Remains from the Resin Lumps of Warkalli formation (Upper Tertiary), Kerala Coast


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1 Birbal Sahni institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow- 226 007, India
2 Zoology Department, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226 007, India
 

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The remains of Pillbug and millipede from the resin lumps associated with the Tertiary sediments Kerala coast are reported here for the first time. These remains have been described as Armadillidium payangadensis sp nov and Polyxenus mecanica sp nov. The resin lumps containing Arthropod remains are Found associated with the Tertiary deposits( Warkalli Formation) exposed at several places along Kerala Coast. The fossil bearing resin lumps have been collected from Payangadi China Clay mine, Cannanore Kerala.

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Warkalli Formation, Pillbug, Upper Tertiary, Millipede Resin, Kerala.
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  • Record of Pillbug (Armadillidium) and Millipede (Polyxenus) Remains from the Resin Lumps of Warkalli formation (Upper Tertiary), Kerala Coast

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Authors

G. P. Srivastava
Birbal Sahni institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow- 226 007, India
Manoj Shukla
Birbal Sahni institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow- 226 007, India
Prabhat Kumar
Zoology Department, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226 007, India
Madhav Kumar
Birbal Sahni institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow- 226 007, India
Anand Prakash
Birbal Sahni institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow- 226 007, India

Abstract


The remains of Pillbug and millipede from the resin lumps associated with the Tertiary sediments Kerala coast are reported here for the first time. These remains have been described as Armadillidium payangadensis sp nov and Polyxenus mecanica sp nov. The resin lumps containing Arthropod remains are Found associated with the Tertiary deposits( Warkalli Formation) exposed at several places along Kerala Coast. The fossil bearing resin lumps have been collected from Payangadi China Clay mine, Cannanore Kerala.

Keywords


Warkalli Formation, Pillbug, Upper Tertiary, Millipede Resin, Kerala.