Thiruchitrambalam (Neogene of India)

Also known as Tiruchhitambalam, Tiruchitambalam

Where: Tamil Nadu, India (12.0° N, 79.8° E: paleocoordinates 7.0° N, 78.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cuddalore Group, Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. N. Lakhanpal, H. K. Maheshwari, and N. Awasthi. 1976. A Catalogue of Indian Fossil Plants. 1-318 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 224631: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 24.03.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Palmoxylon arcotense n. sp.
Palmoxylon arcotense n. sp. Ramanujam 1953 palm
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
"Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum n. sp." = Ailanthoxylon indicum
"Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum n. sp." = Ailanthoxylon indicum Prakash 1959
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
"Bischofioxylon miocenicum n. sp." = Bridelioxylon miocenicum
"Bischofioxylon miocenicum n. sp." = Bridelioxylon miocenicum Ramanujam 1960 spurge
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Cassioxylon variegatum
Cassioxylon variegatum Ramanujam 1960 legume
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Terminalioxylon speciosum
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Lagerstroemioxylon arcotense n. sp.
Lagerstroemioxylon arcotense n. sp. Awasthi 1981
 Myrtales - Sonneratiaceae
"Sapindoxylon indicum n. sp." = Duabangoxylon indicum
"Sapindoxylon indicum n. sp." = Duabangoxylon indicum Navale 1957