PBDB Collection

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
Rosids - Moraceae	Ficus oodlabariensis n. sp., Ficus retusoides Ficus oodlabariensis n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 fig BSIP 36946 (holotype) Ficus retusoides Prasad 1990 fig BSIP 36945
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)
Malpighiales - Clusiaceae	Calophyllum suraikholaensis Calophyllum suraikholaensis Awasthi and Prasad 1990 BSIP 36915
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Mallotus kalimpongensis n. sp., Macaranga siwalika n. sp. Mallotus kalimpongensis n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 spurge BSIP 36943 (holotype) Macaranga siwalika n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 spurge BSIP 36944 (holotype)
Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae	Hopea siwalika n. sp. Hopea siwalika n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 BSIP 36918 (holotype)
Malvales - Sterculiaceae	Pterospermum palaeoheyneanum n. sp. Pterospermum palaeoheyneanum n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 BSIP 36919 (holotype)
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Grewia ghishia n. sp. Grewia ghishia n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 crossberry BSIP 36920 (holotype)
Sapindales - Sapindaceae	Euphorea longanoides n. sp. Euphorea longanoides n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 soapberry BSIP 36947 (holotype)
Sapindales - Burseraceae	Bursera serratoides n. sp. Bursera serratoides n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 BSIP 36948 (holotype)
Dicotyledoneae
Ericales - Ebenaceae	Diospyros koilabasensis Diospyros koilabasensis Prasad 1990 BSIP 36935
Angiospermae
Violales - Flacourtiaceae	Alsodeia palaeozeylanica n. sp. Alsodeia palaeozeylanica n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 BSIP 36913 (holotype)
Lamiales - Verbenaceae	Callicarpa siwalika n. sp. Callicarpa siwalika n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 verbena BSIP 36937 (holotype)
Gentianales - Apocynaceae	Alstonia mioscholaris n. sp. Alstonia mioscholaris n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 dogbane BSIP 36936 (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
Laurales - Lauraceae	Cinnamomum sp., Actinodaphne palaeoangustifolia n. sp. Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon Actinodaphne palaeoangustifolia n. sp. Antal and Awasthi 1993 laurel BSIP 36942 (holotype)