Bassein Fm, C1 (Eocene to of India)
Where: Maharashtra, India (18.9° N, 72.4° E: paleocoordinates 3.9° N, 64.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Bassein Formation, Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; wackestone and packstone
• Buff to light brown, highly porous limestone such as wackestone, packstone, biomicrite and peloid biosparite
Size class: mesofossils
Primary reference: P. Kundal, M. B. Bhagat, and M. P. Kundal. 2013. Coralline algae from the Bassein Formation (middle to late Eocene) of Mumbai offshore basin and its paleo environmental significance. ONGC Bulletin 48(5):15-34 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 215226: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 03.11.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Florideophyceae | |
Arthrocardia cretacica, Lithoporella melobesioides, Lithoporella minus, Mesophyllum fructiferum, Mesophyllum sanctidionysii, Lithothamnion moretti, Lithothamnion romosissimum, Sporolithon fosteri, Sporolithon myriosporum, Sporolithon praeerythraeum
Arthrocardia cretacica Postel 1904
Lithoporella melobesioides Foslie 1909
Lithoporella minus Johnson 1964
Mesophyllum fructiferum Airoldi 1932
Mesophyllum sanctidionysii Lemoine 1939
Lithothamnion romosissimum Reuss 1847
Sporolithon fosteri Johnson 1964
Sporolithon myriosporum Johnson 1957
Sporolithon praeerythraeum Airoldi 1932 | |