Musculus nuttalli-Parinomya blanfordiana zone [Subathu Fm] (Eocene of India)

Where: India (31.0° N, 77.0° E: paleocoordinates 10.4° N, 71.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Subathu Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From uppermost Subathu Formation, which is regionally overlain by the Dagshai Formation. AGE: Lower Lutetian, on the basis of large foraminiferal biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the Musculus nuttalli-Parinomya blanfordiana zone.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Varied lithologies, but dominantly shale. LITHIFICATION: Assumed lithified on the basis of facies descriptions.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Presumably the author, although not explicitly stated. REPOSITORY: Wadia Institute of Himilayan Geology, Dehra Dun, India.

Primary reference: K. P. Juyal and N. S. Mathur. 1994. Nautilus deluci d'Archiac from the Upper part of the Subathu Formation (Ilerdian-early Lutetian), Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of the Paleontological Society of India 39:81-86 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 145445: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 03.06.2013

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to common and characteristic molluscs and foraminifera. NOMENCLATURE: An authoritative publication, with species resolution identifications and reasonably modern nomenclature.
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Deltoidonautilus sp. Spath 1927 nautiloid
"Nautilus deluci" = Deltoidonautilus deluci d'Archaic 1850 nautiloid
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Bicorbula subexarata d'Archaic and Haime 1854 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia mutabilis" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis
"Venericardia mutabilis" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis d'Archaic and Haime 1954 clam
Ostracoda
 Podocopida -
 Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
 Podocopida -
 Podocopida - Candonidae
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae