Umsawmat, Shillong Plateau (Paleocene of India)
Where: Meghalaya, India (25.4° N, 91.7° E: paleocoordinates 15.7° S, 77.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Cherra Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported
Size class: microfossils
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 224708: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 30.03.2022
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Taxonomic list
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| Spirapollis assamensis | |
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Spirapollis assamensis Sah and Dutta 1966 | |
| Angiospermae | |
Polygalacidites clarus n. gen. n. sp.
Polygalacidites clarus n. gen. n. sp. Sah and Dutta 1966 milkwort | |
Myricipites vulgaris n. sp.
Myricipites vulgaris n. sp. Dutta and Sah 1970 | |
Tricolpites longicolpus n. sp.
Tricolpites longicolpus n. sp. Sah and Dutta 1966 | |
Proteacidites excertus n. sp.
Proteacidites excertus n. sp. Dutta and Sah 1970 | |
Liliacidites circularis n. sp.
Liliacidites circularis n. sp. Dutta and Sah 1970 | |
| Polypodiopsida | |
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Biretisporites cf. triglobosus Sah and Dutta 1966 | |
| Nyssapollenites | |
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Nyssapollenites sp. Thiergart 1937 | |
| Peltandripites | |
Peltandripites dubius n. sp.
Peltandripites dubius n. sp. Sah and Dutta 1966 | |