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A Note on Rare Structure of Fossil Coralline Algae from the Southwest Coast of India


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1 Department of Geology, Fergusson College, Pune - 411 004, India
2 Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur - 440 001, India
     

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The coralline algae (Rhodophyta) are well preserved in the sediments of the Dwarka Formation in and around Porbandar area, southwest coast of India. There are few records of the preservation of genicula in the fossil coralline algae. Three algal fragments with genicula are noted and recorded from the area.

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Fossil Coralline Algae, Genicula, Dwarka Formation, Porbandar, Gujarat.
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Shyam N. Mude
Department of Geology, Fergusson College, Pune - 411 004, India
P. Kundal
Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur - 440 001, India

Abstract


The coralline algae (Rhodophyta) are well preserved in the sediments of the Dwarka Formation in and around Porbandar area, southwest coast of India. There are few records of the preservation of genicula in the fossil coralline algae. Three algal fragments with genicula are noted and recorded from the area.

Keywords


Fossil Coralline Algae, Genicula, Dwarka Formation, Porbandar, Gujarat.