Also known as Mahendra Highway
Where: Nepal (27.8° N, 82.8° E: paleocoordinates 22.3° N, 82.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Siwalik Group, Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)
• group-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: M. Prasad. 2008. Angiospermous fossil leaves from the Siwalik foreland basins and their palaeoclimatic implications. The Palaeobotanist 57:177-215 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 222975: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 01.11.2021, edited by Grace Varnham and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Angiospermae | |
Stigmaphyllon chorkholaensis Prasad and Pandey 2008 amazonvine | |
Bridelia mioretusa, Bridelia siwalica, Cleistanthus suraikholaensis n. sp., Excoecaria palaeocrenulata, Mallotus kalimpongensis, Mallotus venkatachalai, Phyllanthus palaeoreticulatus, Breynia prerhamnoides
Bridelia mioretusa Prasad and Pandey 2008 spurge
Bridelia siwalica Prasad and Pandey 2008 spurge
Cleistanthus suraikholaensis n. sp. Prasad and Awasthi 1996 spurge
Excoecaria palaeocrenulata Awasthi and Prasad 1990 spurge
Mallotus kalimpongensis Antal and Awasthi 1993 spurge
Mallotus venkatachalai Prasad 1994 spurge
Phyllanthus palaeoreticulatus Prasad and Awasthi 1996 spurge
Breynia prerhamnoides Awasthi and Prasad 1990 spurge | |
Ctenolophon chorkholaensis Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Ochna siwalika Prasad and Pandey 2008 bird's-eye bush | |
Garcinia corvinusiana Prasad and Pandey 2008 mangosteen
Calophyllum suraikholaensis n. sp. Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Mesua tertiara Lakhanpal 1964 | |
Pongamia kailakholaensis, Pterocarpus dalbergiocarpoides, Cynometra palaeoiripa, Millettia palaeocubithii, Millettia koilabasensis, Millettia palaeoracemosa, Millettia churiensis, Mucuna miogigantea, Bauhinia nepalensis, Entada palaeoscandens, Koompassia suraikholaensis n. sp., Albizia microfolia, Albizia siwalica
Pongamia kailakholaensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996 legume
Pterocarpus dalbergiocarpoides Prasad and Awasthi 1996 legume
Cynometra palaeoiripa Prasad et al. 2004 legume
Millettia palaeocubithii Awasthi and Prasad 1990 legume
Millettia koilabasensis Prasad 1990 legume
Millettia palaeoracemosa Awasthi and Prasad 1990 legume
Millettia churiensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996 legume
Mucuna miogigantea Prasad and Pandey 2008 legume
Bauhinia nepalensis Awasthi and Prasad 1990 legume
Entada palaeoscandens Antal and Awasthi 1993 legume
Koompassia suraikholaensis n. sp. Prasad and Awasthi 1996 legume
Albizia microfolia Prasad and Awasthi 1996 legume
Albizia siwalica Prasad 1994 legume | |
Anisophyllea siwalica Prasad and Awasthi 1996 | |
Rourea palaeorugosa Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Chisocheton suraikholaensis n. sp. Prasad and Pandey 2008 mahogany
Toona siwalica Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990 mahogany
Dysoxylum raptiensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996 mahogany
Chukrasia miocenica Prasad 1994 mahogany | |
Bouea koilabasensis, Gluta siwalica, Mangifera someshwarica, Mangifera suraikholaensis n. sp., Swintonia miocenica, Swintonia palaeoschwenckii
Bouea koilabasensis Prasad 1994 cashew
Gluta siwalica Awasthi and Prasad 1990 cashew
Mangifera someshwarica Lakhanpal and Awasthi 1984 mango
Mangifera suraikholaensis n. sp. Prasad and Pandey 2008 mango
Swintonia miocenica Awasthi and Prasad 1990 cashew
Swintonia palaeoschwenckii Prasad and Awasthi 1996 cashew | |
Euphorea siwalica Prasad 1994 soapberry
Harpullia siwalica Prasad and Awasthi 1996 tulipwood
Xerospermum mioglabratum Prasad and Pandey 2008 soapberry | |
Zanthoxylum siwalicum Prasad and Awasthi 1996 prickly ash
Murraya khariensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982 citrus | |
Vatica nepalensis, Dipterocarpus suraikholaensis n. sp., Dipterocarpus siwalicus, Shorea palaeostellata
Vatica nepalensis Prasad and Pandey 2008
Dipterocarpus suraikholaensis n. sp. Prasad and Pandey 2008
Dipterocarpus siwalicus Lakhanpal and Guleria 1987
Shorea palaeostellata Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Sterculia mioensifolia Prasad and Pandey 2008 tropical chestnut
Sterculia premontana Prasad and Pandey 2006 tropical chestnut | |
Ficus raptiensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996 fig
Artocarpus nepalensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996 mulberry | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Diospyros miocenicus Prasad and Awasthi 1996
Diospyros miokaki Awasthi and Prasad 1990 | |
Terminalia palaeochebula Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Terminalia panandhroensis Lahkanpal and Guleria 1978 | |
Duabanga siwalica Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Syzygium palaeocuminii Prasad and Awasthi 1996 bush cherry | |
Myrsine precapitellata Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Angiospermae | |
Ancistrocladus suraikholaensis n. sp. Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Olax bankasii Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Wrightia palaeotinctoria Prasad and Awasthi 1996 dogbane
Chonemorpha miocenica Prasad and Awasthi 1996 dogbane | |
Randia palaeofasciculata Prasad and Awasthi 1996 indigoberry
Diplospora siwalica Prasad and Awasthi 1996 coffee
Anthocephalus siwalica Prasad and Awasthi 1996 coffee | |
Cocculus miotrilobus Prasad and Pandey 2008 | |
Hydnocarpus siwalicus, Hydnocarpus chorkholaensis, Flacourtia tertiara, Flacourtia nepalensis, Xylosma nepalensis
Hydnocarpus siwalicus Prasad and Awasthi 1996
Hydnocarpus chorkholaensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996
Flacourtia tertiara Prasad and Awasthi 1996
Flacourtia nepalensis Awasthi and Prasad 1990
Xylosma nepalensis Prasad and Pandey 2008 brushholly | |
Actinodaphne palaeoangustifolia Antal and Awasthi 1993 laurel
Cinnamomum nepalensis Prasad and Pandey 2008 cinnamon
Machilus miocenica Prasad and Pandey 2008 laurel | |
Bambusa siwalika Awasthi and Prasad 1990 bamboo | |
"Clinogyne ovatus" = Donax ovatus
"Clinogyne ovatus" = Donax ovatus Awasthi and Prasad 1990 arrowroot | |
Caryota siwalica Awasthi and Prasad 1990 fishtail palm | |
Mitrephora siwalika Antal and Awasthi 1993 custard apple
Polyalthia palaeosiamiarum Awasthi and Prasad 1990 custard apple
Goniothalamus chorkholaensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996 custard apple | |
Myristica palaeoglomerata Awasthi and Prasad 1990 magnoliids | |
Reptilia | |
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788 turtle NHM/TU 1989/C (peripheral fragment); NHM/TU 1989/D (distal part of first pleural)
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"Bataguridae indet." = Batagurinae, Omegachelys sahnii
"Bataguridae indet." = Batagurinae Gray 1870 turtle NHM/TU 1989/40 (pleural); NHM/TU 1989 (pleural); NHM/TU 1989/ (nuchal)
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