Matanomadh (Eocene of India)

Where: Gujarat, India (23.5° N, 69.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 60.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Laki Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• "Supra-Trappean" (Lakhanpal et al. 1976)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. N. Lakhanpal, H. K. Maheshwari, and N. Awasthi. 1976. A Catalogue of Indian Fossil Plants. 1-318 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 224627: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 24.03.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Sphagnaceae
  - Sphagnaceae
cf. Sphagnumsporites sp.
Pseudonothofagidites cerebrus
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Pseudonothofagidites cerebrus n. sp.
Pseudonothofagidites cerebrus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Pseudonothofagidites kutchensis
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Pseudonothofagidites kutchensis n. sp.
Pseudonothofagidites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Clavatricolporoidites trilobatus
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Clavatricolporoidites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp.
Clavatricolporoidites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp. Mathur 1966
Hippocrateaceaedites
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Hippocrateaceaedites sp.
Hippocrateaceaedites sp. Ramanujam 1966
Intrapunctisporites
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Intrapunctisporites apunctis
Rostriapollenites kutchensis
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Rostriapollenites kutchensis n. gen. n. sp.
Rostriapollenites kutchensis n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Verrumonoletes
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Verrumonoletes sp.
Verrumonoletes sp. Van der Hammen 1956
Punctatisporites
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? Punctatisporites sp.
? Punctatisporites sp. Potonié and Kremp 1954
Trilatiporites
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Trilatiporites kutchensis n. sp.
Trilatiporites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Cryptopolyporites cryptus
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Cryptopolyporites cryptus n. gen. n. sp.
Cryptopolyporites cryptus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Polybrevicolporites cephalus
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Polybrevicolporites cephalus n. sp.
Polybrevicolporites cephalus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Polybrevicolporites antiquum
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Polybrevicolporites antiquum
Sphaerialites ovatus
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Sphaerialites ovatus n. gen. n. sp.
Sphaerialites ovatus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Nyssapollenites
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Nyssapollenites kutchensis n. sp.
Nyssapollenites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Sastriipollenites trilobatus
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Sastriipollenites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp.
Sastriipollenites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Pseudosphaerialites senii
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Pseudosphaerialites senii n. gen. n. sp.
Pseudosphaerialites senii n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Callialasporites lenticularis
Callialasporites lenticularis Döring 1961 podocarp
Angiospermae
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliacidites ellipticus n. sp., Liliacidites baculatus n. sp.
Liliacidites ellipticus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Liliacidites baculatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Palmaepollenites nadhamunii n. sp., Palmaepollenites kutchensis n. sp.
Palmaepollenites nadhamunii n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 palm
Palmaepollenites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 palm
 Poales - Poaceae
Monoporopollenites sp.
Monoporopollenites sp. Meyer 1956 grass
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites sp.
Tricolpites sp. Couper 1953
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Umbelliferoipollenites constrictus n. sp., Umbelliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp.
Umbelliferoipollenites constrictus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Umbelliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Palaeocoprosmadites arcotense
Palaeocoprosmadites arcotense Ramanujam 1966 coffee
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeoipollis sp., Nymphaeoipollis flavatus n. sp., Nymphaeoipollis marginatus n. sp.
Nymphaeoipollis sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 water lily
Nymphaeoipollis flavatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 water lily
Nymphaeoipollis marginatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 water lily
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocoipollenites minutus n. sp., Symplocoipollenites kutchensis n. sp.
Symplocoipollenites minutus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 sweetleaf
Symplocoipollenites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 sweetleaf
 Myrtales - Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratioipollis bellus n. gen. n. sp.
Sonneratioipollis bellus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
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Stephanocolpites nadhamunii n. sp., Stephanocolpites cf. arcotense, Stephanocolpites globatus n. sp., Stephanocolpites granulatus n. sp., Stephanocolpites flavatus n. sp.
Stephanocolpites nadhamunii n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Stephanocolpites globatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Stephanocolpites granulatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Stephanocolpites flavatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Angiospermae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Margocolporites sitholeyi, Margocolporites tsukadae, Margocolporites sahnii
Margocolporites sitholeyi Ramanujam 1966 legume
Margocolporites tsukadae Ramanujam 1966 legume
Margocolporites sahnii Ramanujam 1966 legume
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Cupuliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp.
Cupuliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Malvales -
Lakiapollis ovatus n. sp., Lakiapollis matanamadhensis n. sp.
Lakiapollis ovatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Lakiapollis matanamadhensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Magnoliopsida
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Ailanthipites sp., Rhoipites kutchensis n. sp., Araliaceoipollenites matanamadhensis n. sp.
Ailanthipites sp. Wodehouse 1933
Rhoipites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Araliaceoipollenites matanamadhensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceaesporites sp.
 Ascomycota - Microthyriaceae
"Phragmothyrites eocaenicus" = Phragmothyrites eocaenica
"Phragmothyrites eocaenicus" = Phragmothyrites eocaenica Edwards 1922