Therria village 91/Lkd/DR2' (Paleocene of India)

Where: Meghalaya, India (25.2° N, 91.8° E: paleocoordinates 12.3° S, 78.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: SBZ 3-4 other zone, Lakadong Formation (Sylhet Limestone Group), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• Hard, compact limestone rich in larger benthic foraminifera

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Luchnow University Geology Department (LUGD)

Primary reference: K. Mirsa, A. K. Jauhri, S. Kishore and S. K. Singh. 2002. Calcareous algae from the Lakadong Formation of the South Shillong Plateau, NE India. Revue Paleobiologie 21(2):717-734 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell/K. Hassell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 216235: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 09.12.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Jania occidentalis, Distichoplax biserialis, Neogoniolithon sp.
Jania occidentalis Johnson and Kaska 1965
Distichoplax biserialis Dieterich 1927
Neogoniolithon sp. Setchell and Mason 1943
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Melobesioideae "indet"
Melobesioideae "indet" Bizzozero 1885