Kachchh Ja 10a (Jurassic of India)

Where: India (23.5° N, 70.5° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 29.0° S, 45.9° E (Wright 2013)

When: Chari Formation, Early/Lower Callovian (165.3 - 161.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, silty marl

• finesandy pelsparite intercalations in bioclastic finesandy silty marl (fossils from marly facies)

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: F.T. Fürsich. 2006. Unpublished data from Kachchh. [F. Fursich/F. Fursich/F. Fursich]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 63059: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Franz Fursich on 04.08.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoma wynnei, Palaeonucula stoliczkai, Palaeonucula agrawali, Palaeonucula cuneiformis
Palaeonucula cuneiformis Sowerby 1840 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Dacryomya lacryma" = Leda lacryma
"Dacryomya lacryma" = Leda lacryma Sowerby 1824 pointed nut clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus, Camptonectes (Camptochlamys) obscurus
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus Schlotheim 1813 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea duplicata
Pseudolimea duplicata Sowerby 1814 file clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus glendayi
Modiolus glendayi horsemussel
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella extensa
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) lirata
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia viceliacensis
Thracia viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Unicardium aceste
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Vaugonia (Orthotrigonia) hispida, Frenguelliella kheraensis