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- Middle Miocene Palynoflora from the Lower Siwalik Sediments of Darjeeling District, West Bengal and their Palaeoenvironmental Implications
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Himalayan Geology, Vol 34, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 9-17Abstract
For a preliminary palynological investigation on the Lower Siwalik sediments of Darjeeling district (West Bengal), samples were collected from a well exposed section along the Lish River about 1.5 km from Bagrakot. The palynoassemblage is dominated by gymnosperms (60%), but also has pteridophytes (2%) and angiosperms (25%). The fungal spores are also present in this assemblage. The following taxa have been identified: Notothyrites sp., Pluricellaesporiles minusculus, P. .s'ubcapsi1aris, P. serralus, Mullicellaesporiles ellipticus, Trichopeltiniles reccioides sp. nov., Inapertisporites lanceolarus sp. nov. (Fungi); Pteridacidites robustus (Pteridophyte); Araucariacites sp., Pinuspollenites siwalikus, Abiespollenites undulatus sp. nov., Cycadopites sp. Podocarpidites navic-ulus, P'. meghalayaensis and Podocarpidites sp. (Gymnosperms); Neocouperipollis Curvispinosus sp. nov., Palmidites sp. and Pseudonothofagidites cerebrus (Angiospemis). On the basis of their affinities with modern equivalent taxa, a humid tropical to sub-tropical climate has been inferred for the deposition of fossiliferous sediments. The plant mega fossil evidences from this area also indicate a tropical evergreen to moist deciduous vegetation during the Middle Miocene. The presence of Neocouperipollis and Palmidites supports the existence of a humid environment in the study area. In the present assemblage, the gymnospemious pollen taxa viz; Pinus,/lbies, Podocarpus and Araucaria are considered to have been derived from a nearby high mountain area.Keywords
Palynoflora, Miocene, Lower Siwalik, Darjeeling, Palaeoenvironment- Selachians from the Early Eocene Kapurdi Formation (Fuller's Earth), Barmer District, Rajasthan
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R. S. Rana
1,
K. Kumar
2,
R. S. Loyal
3,
A. Sahhi
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K. D. Rose
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J. Mussell
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Hukam Singh
5,
S. K. Kulshreshtha
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1 Department of Geology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar - 246 174, Uttaranchal, IN
2 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun - 248 001, IN
3 CAS in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160 014, IN
4 Centre for functional Anatomy & Evolution, John Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, US
5 Departmento f Geology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar - 246 174, Uttaranchal, IN
1 Department of Geology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar - 246 174, Uttaranchal, IN
2 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun - 248 001, IN
3 CAS in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160 014, IN
4 Centre for functional Anatomy & Evolution, John Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, US
5 Departmento f Geology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar - 246 174, Uttaranchal, IN
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Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 67, No 4 (2006), Pagination: 509-522Abstract
Based on well preserved isolated teeth, nine genera and twelve species of Eocene selachians (sharks and rays) are recorded and described from the Kapurdi Formation (Fuller's Earth) exposed in an open cast mine situated 3 km northeast of the Barakha village in the Barmer District, Rajasthan. The assemblage includes Notorhynchus sp.; Galeorhinus sp. 1; Galeorhinus sp. 2; Galeocerdo sp.; Physogaleus sp.; Sphyrna sp; Rhinobatos sp. 1; Rhinobatos sp. 2; Dasyatis sp.; Dasyatoidea indet.; Heterotorpedo sp, and Myliobatis sp. Of these, Notorhynchus, Physogaleus, and Heterolorpedo are being reported for the first time from the Indian subcontinent. The associated fish remains are represented by Teleostei including ?Osteoglossidae gen. et sp. indet., Enchodus sp., Sphyraena sp, and Diodon sp., but these will be described elsewhere after additional collections. No reptilian and mammalian remains have so far been found in the fishyielding Kapurdi beds. The Kapurdi ichthyofauna has similarities with the Upper Palaeocene-Lower Eocene fish assemblages known from the Kakara and Subathu Formations in the Himalayan foothills. It is indicative of deposition in a lagoonal Near-Shore environment and is consistent with the Lower Eocene age interpreted mainly on the basis of the foraminifera1 assemblage.Keywords
Selachians, Kapurdi Formation (Fuller's Earth), Eocene, Barmer, Rajasthan.- Diverse Palynoflora from Amber and Associated Sediments of Tarkeshwar Lignite Mine, Surat District, Gujarat, India
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1 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226 007, IN
2 PG Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur 440 001, IN
3 Institut de Science de la Terre et de l'Environment (ISTE), Lausanne University, CH
1 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226 007, IN
2 PG Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur 440 001, IN
3 Institut de Science de la Terre et de l'Environment (ISTE), Lausanne University, CH