Right bank of Ghish River, Oodlabari (Miocene to of India)

Where: West Bengal, India (26.9° N, 88.6° E: paleocoordinates 20.8° N, 88.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Siwalik Group, Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; claystone and siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: Repository: Birbal Sahni Insitute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Primary reference: J. S. Antal and N. Awasthi. 1993. Fossil flora from the Himalayan foot-hills of Darjeeling District, West Bengal and its palaeoecological and phytogeographical significance. The Palaeobotanist 42(1):14-60 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 223486: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 12.11.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga siwalika n. sp., Mallotus kalimpongensis n. sp.
Macaranga siwalika n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 spurge
BSIP 36944 (holotype)
Mallotus kalimpongensis n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 spurge
BSIP 36943 (holotype)
 Malpighiales - Clusiaceae
Calophyllum suraikholaensis
Calophyllum suraikholaensis Awasthi and Prasad 1990
BSIP 36915
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Cynometra tertiara n. sp., Entada palaeoscandens, Albizia palaeolebbek n. sp.
Cynometra tertiara n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 legume
BSIP 36925 (holotype)
Entada palaeoscandens Antal and Awasthi 1993 legume
BSIP 36949
Albizia palaeolebbek n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 legume
BSIP 36926 (holotype)
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Bursera serratoides n. sp.
Bursera serratoides n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993
BSIP 36948 (holotype)
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Euphorea longanoides n. sp.
Euphorea longanoides n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 soapberry
BSIP 36947 (holotype)
 Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae
Hopea siwalika n. sp.
Hopea siwalika n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993
BSIP 36918 (holotype)
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Grewia ghishia n. sp.
Grewia ghishia n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 crossberry
BSIP 36920 (holotype)
 Malvales - Sterculiaceae
Pterospermum palaeoheyneanum n. sp.
Pterospermum palaeoheyneanum n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993
BSIP 36919 (holotype)
 Rosids - Moraceae
Ficus retusoides, Ficus oodlabariensis n. sp.
Ficus retusoides Prasad 1990 fig
BSIP 36945
Ficus oodlabariensis n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 fig
BSIP 36946 (holotype)
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Diospyros koilabasensis
Diospyros koilabasensis Prasad 1990
BSIP 36935
Angiospermae
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Alstonia mioscholaris n. sp.
Alstonia mioscholaris n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 dogbane
BSIP 36936 (holotype)
 Lamiales - Verbenaceae
Callicarpa siwalika n. sp.
Callicarpa siwalika n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 verbena
BSIP 36937 (holotype)
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Vernonia palaeoarborea n. sp.
Vernonia palaeoarborea n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 ironweed
BSIP 36934 (holotype)
 Dilleniales - Dilleniaceae
Dillenia palaeoindica
Dillenia palaeoindica Prasad and Prakash 1984
BSIP 36909
 Violales - Flacourtiaceae
Alsodeia palaeozeylanica n. sp.
Alsodeia palaeozeylanica n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993
BSIP 36913 (holotype)
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Actinodaphne palaeoangustifolia n. sp., Cinnamomum sp.
Actinodaphne palaeoangustifolia n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 laurel
BSIP 36942 (holotype)
Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon