Giridih (Permian of India)

Also known as PGAP 13290, Giridh

Where: India (24.3° N, 86.2° E: paleocoordinates 68.2° S, 64.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Karharbari Formation, Sakmarian (293.5 - 290.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: H.K. Maheshwari. 1991. Provincialism in Gondwana floras. In B.S. Venkatachala & H.P. Singh (ed.), The Palaeobotanist. Four decades of Indian Palaeobotany 40:101-127 [A. Rees/A. Rees/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 30145: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003, edited by Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• List from p. 113-4. Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
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unclassified
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Pantophyllum "sp. 1"
 Cordaitales -
Arberia "sp. 1", Cheirophyllum lacerata, Cordaicarpus "sp. 1", Cordaicarpus "sp. 2"
Arberia "sp. 1" White 1908
Cheirophyllum lacerata Feistmantel 1882
Cordaicarpus "sp. 1" Geinitz 1862
Cordaicarpus "sp. 2" Geinitz 1862
Ginkgophyton
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Ginkgophyton sp.2
Ginkgophyton sp.2 Matthew 1910
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales - Cycadaceae
? Cycadites sp.2
? Cycadites sp.2 Buckland 1836 cycads
Parasaccites
  -
Parasaccites karharbarensis n. sp.2, Parasaccites radiplicatus n. sp.2
Parasaccites karharbarensis n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Parasaccites radiplicatus n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Lunatisporites
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Lunatisporites amplus2, Lunatisporites globosus n. sp.2
Lunatisporites globosus n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Rhizomaspora
  -
Rhizomaspora sp.2
Potonieisporites
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Potonieisporites cf. novicus2, Potonieisporites neglectus2, "Vestigisporites diffusus n. sp." = Potonieisporites diffusus2
Potonieisporites neglectus2 Potonié and Lele 1961
"Vestigisporites diffusus n. sp." = Potonieisporites diffusus2 Maithy 1965
Cyclogranisporites
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Cyclogranisporites sp.2
Cyclogranisporites sp.2 Potonié and Kremp 1954
Raistrickia
  -
Raistrickia sp.2
Raistrickia sp.2 Potonié and Kremp 1954
Barakarites
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Barakarites gondwanensis n. sp.2
Barakarites gondwanensis n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Eupunctisporites
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Eupunctisporites sp.2
Eupunctisporites sp.2 Bharadwaj 1962
Punctatisporites
  -
Punctatisporites sp.2
Punctatisporites sp.2 Potonié and Kremp 1954
Vesicaspora
  -
Vesicaspora ovata2
Cyclodendron
  -
cf. Cyclodendron sp.2
cf. Cyclodendron sp.2 Kräusel 1928
Alisporites
  -
Alisporites oblongus n. sp.2
Alisporites oblongus n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Florinites
  -
Florinites sp.2
Florinites sp.2 Schopf et al.
Succinctisporites
  -
Succinctisporites sp.2
Faunipollenites varius
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Faunipollenites varius2
Faunipollenites varius2 Bharadwaj 1962
Lueckisporites
  -
Lueckisporites sp.2
Lueckisporites sp.2 Potonié and Klaus
Dictyopteridiopsida
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Gangamopteris "sp. 1", Gangamopteris "sp. 2", Gangamopteris "sp. 3", Gangamopteris "sp. 4", Gangamopteris "sp. 5", Gangamopteris "sp. 6", Gangamopteris cyclopteroides2, Gangamopteris clarkeana2, Gangamopteris gondwanensis n. sp.2, Gangamopteris mucronata n. sp.2, Gangamopteris karharbariensis n. sp.2, Gangamopteris oblanceolata, Gangamopteris major2, Gangamopteris intermedia n. sp.2, Gangamopteris hispida n. sp.2, Gangamopteris angustifolia2
Gangamopteris cyclopteroides2 Feistmantel 1876
Gangamopteris clarkeana2 Feistmantel 1879
Gangamopteris gondwanensis n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Gangamopteris mucronata n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Gangamopteris karharbariensis n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Gangamopteris major2 Feistmantel 1879
Gangamopteris intermedia n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Gangamopteris hispida n. sp.2 Pant and Singh 1968
Arberiopsida
 Arberiales -
Vertebraria gondwanensis n. sp.2, Vertebraria indica2, "Glossopteris "sp. 1"" = Glossopteris, "Glossopteris "sp. 2"" = Glossopteris, "Glossopteris "sp. 3"" = Glossopteris, "Glossopteris "sp. 4"" = Glossopteris, Glossopteris indica2, Glossopteris angusta n. sp., "Gangamopteris obliqua" = Glossopteris obliqua2, Glossopteris recurva n. sp., Glossopteris spathulocordata2, Glossopteris browniana2, Glossopteris damudica2, Glossopteris pandurata n. sp., Glossopteris giridihensis n. sp.1, Glossopteris longicaulis2, Glossopteris leptoneura1, Glossopteris zeilleri n. sp.2, "Rubidgea "sp. 1"" = Glossopteris, "Rubidgea "sp. 2"" = Glossopteris, "Rubidgea "sp. 3"" = Glossopteris, Ottokaria "sp. 1", Ottokaria zeilleri n. sp.
Vertebraria gondwanensis n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Vertebraria indica2 Royle 1839
"Glossopteris "sp. 1"" = Glossopteris Brongniart 1828
"Glossopteris "sp. 2"" = Glossopteris Brongniart 1828
"Glossopteris "sp. 3"" = Glossopteris Brongniart 1828
"Glossopteris "sp. 4"" = Glossopteris Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris indica2 Schimper 1869
Glossopteris angusta n. sp. Pant and Gupta 1971
"Gangamopteris obliqua" = Glossopteris obliqua2 McCoy 1875
Glossopteris recurva n. sp. Pant and Singh 1974
Glossopteris spathulocordata2 Feistmantel 1880
Glossopteris browniana2 Brongniart 1828
Glossopteris damudica2 Feistmantel 1879
Glossopteris pandurata n. sp. Pant and Gupta 1971
Glossopteris giridihensis n. sp.1 Pant and Gupta 1971
Glossopteris longicaulis2 Feistmantel 1880
Glossopteris leptoneura1 Bunbury 1861
Glossopteris zeilleri n. sp.2 Pant and Gupta 1968
"Rubidgea "sp. 1"" = Glossopteris Brongniart 1828
"Rubidgea "sp. 2"" = Glossopteris Brongniart 1828
"Rubidgea "sp. 3"" = Glossopteris Brongniart 1828
Ottokaria "sp. 1" Zeiller 1902
Ottokaria zeilleri n. sp. Pant and Nautiyal 1984
Endosporites
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Endosporites sp.2
Endosporites sp.2 Wilson and Coe
Limitisporites
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cf. Limitisporites sp.2
cf. Limitisporites sp.2 Leschik 1956
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Phyllotheca indica2, Phyllotheca sahnii2, Giridia indica n. gen. n. sp., Schizoneura cf. gondwanensis2, Schizoneura wardii2
Phyllotheca indica2 Bunbury 1861
Phyllotheca sahnii2 Saksena 1952
Giridia indica n. gen. n. sp. Pant et al. 1981
Schizoneura cf. gondwanensis2 Feistmantel 1879
Schizoneura wardii2 Zeiller 1902
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites sp.2
Laevigatosporites sp.2 Ibrahim 1933
Pteridopsida
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Granulatisporites sp.2, Leiotriletes sp.2
Granulatisporites sp.2 Potonié and Kremp 1954
Leiotriletes sp.2 Potonie and Kremp 1954
 Filicales -
Botrychiopsis "sp. 1", Botrychiopsis "sp. 2"
Lophotriletes
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Lophotriletes sp.2
Lophotriletes sp.2 Potonié and Kremp 1954
Lahirites
  -
Lahirites rhombicus n. sp.2
Lahirites rhombicus n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Ginkgocycadophytus
  -
Ginkgocycadophytus cymbatus2
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris sp.2
Sphenopteris sp.2 Sternberg 1825
Rotundocarpus
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Rotundocarpus "sp. 1", Rotundocarpus "sp. 2"
Rotundocarpus "sp. 2" Maithy 1965
Tetrasaccus
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Tetrasaccus karharbarensis n. sp.2
Tetrasaccus karharbarensis n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Caulophyllites indica
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Caulophyllites indica n. gen. n. sp.
Caulophyllites indica n. gen. n. sp. Pant and Singh 1979
Sahnites
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Sahnites gondwanensis2
Plicatipollenites
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Plicatipollenites gondwanensis2
Plicatipollenites trigonalis
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Plicatipollenites trigonalis2
Plicatipollenites indicus
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Plicatipollenites indicus2
Plicatipollenites diffusus
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Plicatipollenites diffusus2
 Cardiocarpales -
Cardiocarpus "sp. 1"
Cardiocarpus "sp. 1" Brongniart 1881
Cordaitopsida
  - Cordaitaceae
Noeggerathiopsis sp.2, Noeggerathiopsis zeilleri n. sp.2
Noeggerathiopsis sp.2 Feistmantel 1879
Noeggerathiopsis zeilleri n. sp.2 Lele and Maithy 1964
Cardiocarpum
  -
? Cardiocarpum sp.2
? Cardiocarpum sp.2 Brongniart
Maheshwariella
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Maheshwariella "sp. 1"
Maheshwariella "sp. 1" Pant and Nautiyal 1963
Maheshwariella bicornuta
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Maheshwariella bicornuta n. gen. n. sp.2
Maheshwariella bicornuta n. gen. n. sp.2 Pant and Nautiyal 1963
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Platysaccus ovatus n. sp.2
Platysaccus ovatus n. sp.2 Maithy 1965 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Samaropsis "sp. 1", Samaropsis ganjrensis2, Samaropsis goraiensis2, Buriadia "sp. 1", Buriadia "sp. 2"
Samaropsis "sp. 1" Göppert 1864
Samaropsis ganjrensis2 Saksena 1956
Samaropsis goraiensis2 Surange and Lele 1957
Buriadia "sp. 1" Seward and Sahni 1920
Buriadia "sp. 2" Seward and Sahni 1920
Otofeistia
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Otofeistia "sp. 1"
Otofeistia "sp. 1" Pant et al. 1985
Pinopsida
 Cordaitanthales -
Cordaites spatulata1
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pityosporites sp.2
Pityosporites sp.2 Seward 1914
Marsupipollenites
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Marsupipollenites triradiatus2
Striatites
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Striatites densus n. sp.2, Striatites incirus n. sp.2, Striatites karharbarensis n. sp.2
Striatites densus n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Striatites incirus n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
Striatites karharbarensis n. sp.2 Maithy 1965
1Chandra and Tewari 1991; 2Lakhanpal et al. 1976