Where: Tamil Nadu, India (11.7° N, 78.5° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 46.5° S, 37.6° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Kallakudi Limestone Formation, Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils
Collection methods: repository: Algology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow.
Primary reference: P.K. Misra, A.K. Jauhri, S.K. Singh, S. Kishore, and A. Rajanikanth. 2006. Non-geniculate coralline algae from the Uttatur Group (Early Cretaceous), south India. The Palaeobotanist 55:29-40 [M. Clapham/K. Hassell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 219378: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Keenan Hassell on 07.04.2021
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Florideophyceae | |
Lithothamnion sp. Heydrich 1897
Lithophyllum sp. Philippi 1837 |