Where: India (23.5° N, 87.5° E: paleocoordinates 14.7° N, 85.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit, unconformably overlying Pre-Cambrian basement rocks. THICKNESS: From horizon within bore of at least 225.5 m thickness. AGE: Early Miocene STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From depth of 88.0 m.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified, gray, white, argillaceous mudstone and poorly lithified marl

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: core,

• COLLECTORS: Presumably the authors, S. Bera, M, Manerjee, and T. Lahiri. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text, but possibly the Palaeobotony and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta.

Primary reference: S. Bera, M. Banerjee, and T. C. Lahiri. 1996. Tertiary molluscs from the western margin of Bengal Basin, India, with special reference to biostratigraphy and paleoenvironment. Journal of the Paleontological Society of India 41:145-159 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 72162: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 26.05.2007

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