Sher River at Sehora (Jurassic to of India)

Where: Madhya Pradesh, India (23.1° N, 80.1° E: paleocoordinates 43.0° S, 38.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Jabalpur Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic to Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 100.5 Ma)

• "Jabalpur Stage" (Lakhanpal et al. 1976)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

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 224642: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 25.03.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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 Life -
Triangulopsis discoidalis
Triangulopsis discoidalis Döring 1961 acritarchs
Arberiopsida
 Arberiales -
Glossopteris cf. communis
Glossopteris cf. communis Feistmantel 1876
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Brachyphyllum sp.1, Brachyphyllum sehoraensis n. sp.1, Brachyphyllum expansum, Brachyphyllum eikaiostomum1, Araucariacites sp., Araucariacites indicus n. sp., Araucarites minutus n. sp.1, Araucarites sehoraensis n. sp.1, Araucarites cutchensis, Pagiophyllum peregrinum, Pagiophyllum indicum n. sp.1, Pagiophyllum satpuraensis n. sp.1, Pagiophyllum sherensis n. sp.1
Brachyphyllum sp.1 Brongniart 1828
Brachyphyllum sehoraensis n. sp.1 Bose and Maheshwari 1973
Brachyphyllum expansum Sternberg 1876
var. typica, indica
Brachyphyllum eikaiostomum1 Sukh-Dev and Bose 1974
Araucariacites sp. Cookson and Couper 1953
Araucariacites indicus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Araucarites minutus n. sp.1 Bose and Maheshwari 1973
Araucarites sehoraensis n. sp.1 Bose and Maheshwari 1973
Araucarites cutchensis Feistmantel 1876
Pagiophyllum peregrinum Lindley and Hutton 1833
Pagiophyllum indicum n. sp.1 Srivastava et al. 1984
Pagiophyllum satpuraensis n. sp.1 Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976
Pagiophyllum sherensis n. sp.1 Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976
Iniquiornatisporis suryanarayanae
  -
Iniquiornatisporis suryanarayanae n. gen. n. sp.
Iniquiornatisporis suryanarayanae n. gen. n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris cf. arguta
Alisporites
  -
Alisporites sp.
Alisporites sp. Daugherty 1941
Ginkgocycadophytus
  -
Ginkgocycadophytus deterius
Duplicisporites
  -
Duplicisporites serenus n. sp.
Duplicisporites serenus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Protoconiferus
  -
Protoconiferus grandis
Circella
  -
Circella splendidus n. sp.
Circella splendidus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Ginkgoretectina
  -
Ginkgoretectina vastus n. sp.
Ginkgoretectina vastus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Saccarisporites
  -
Saccarisporites sp.
Saccarisporites sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Saccarisporites lurzeri
  -
Saccarisporites lurzeri n. gen. n. sp.
Saccarisporites lurzeri n. gen. n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Singhiapollis triletus
  -
Singhiapollis triletus
Singhiapollis triletus Singh et al. 1964
previously identified as '? Callialasporites sp.'
Doratophyllum
  -
Doratophyllum senii n. sp.
Doratophyllum senii n. sp. Kasat 1969
Erlansonisporites
  -
Erlansonisporites mineri n. sp.
Erlansonisporites mineri n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
? Baiera sp., Ginkgo lobata n. sp.
? Baiera sp. Braun 1843
Ginkgo lobata n. sp. Feistmantel 1877 ginkgo
 Czekanowskiales -
Phoenicopsis sp.
Phoenicopsis sp. Heer 1876
Concavissimisporites verrucosus
  -
Concavissimisporites verrucosus
Concavissimisporites verrucosus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Angiospermae
  -
Monosulcites couperi n. sp.
Monosulcites couperi n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
 Bennettitales -
Ptilophyllum institacallum n. sp., Ptilophyllum cutchense, Ptilophyllum acutifolium, Ptilophyllum jabalpurense n. sp., "Otozamites distans n. sp." = Ptilophyllum distanse, Otozamites gracilis, Otozamites angustatus n. sp., Otozamites hislopii n. sp., Otozamites exhislopi1, Williamsonia gigas, Williamsonia seniana n. sp., Pterophyllum nerbuddaicum n. sp.
Ptilophyllum institacallum n. sp. Bose 1959
Ptilophyllum jabalpurense n. sp. Jacob and Jacob 1954
"Otozamites distans n. sp." = Ptilophyllum distanse Feistmantel 1877
Otozamites angustatus n. sp. Feistmantel 1877
Otozamites hislopii n. sp. Oldham 1877
Williamsonia gigas Lindley and Hutton 1831
Williamsonia seniana n. sp. Bose and Kasat 1969
Pterophyllum nerbuddaicum n. sp. Feistmantel 1877
 Coniferales -
"Podozamites hacketi" = Harrisiophyllum hacketioides, "Desmiophyllum indicum" = Harrisiophyllum indicum, Allocladus sehoraensis n. sp.1, Allocladus bansaensis1, Satpuria sp.1, Satpuria sehoraensis n. gen. n. sp.1, Coniferocaulon rajmahalense, Retinosporites indica
"Podozamites hacketi" = Harrisiophyllum hacketioides Pant et al. 1983
"Desmiophyllum indicum" = Harrisiophyllum indicum Sahni 1928
previously identified as "? Phoenicopsis sp."
Allocladus sehoraensis n. sp.1 Sukh-Dev and Zeba-Bano 1979
Allocladus bansaensis1 Sukh-Dev and Zeba-Bano 1979
Satpuria sp.1 Sukh-Dev and Zeba-Bano 1978
Satpuria sehoraensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Sukh-Dev and Zeba-Bano 1978
Retinosporites indica Oldham and Morris 1863
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podosporites variabilis n. sp., Callialasporites monoalasporus n. sp., "Tsugaepollenites lenticularis" = Callialasporites lenticularis, Callialasporites dampieri, Tsugaepollenites segmentatus, Tsugaepollenites primus n. sp., Tsugaepollenites fimbriatus n. sp., Tsugaepollenites indicus n. sp., Tsugaepollenites limbatus n. sp., Tsugaepollenites enigmaticus n. sp., Callialasporites trilobatus, Podocarpidites sp., Elatocladus sehoraensis n. sp.1, Elatocladus bosei n. sp.1, "Taxites tenerrimus n. sp." = Elatocladus tenerrima, Elatocladus jabalpurensis, Elatocladus pseudotenerrima n. sp.1, Elatocladus conferta, Platysaccus sp.
Podosporites variabilis n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961 podocarp
Callialasporites monoalasporus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961 podocarp
"Tsugaepollenites lenticularis" = Callialasporites lenticularis Döring 1961 podocarp
Callialasporites dampieri Balme 1957 podocarp
Tsugaepollenites segmentatus Balme 1961 podocarp
Tsugaepollenites primus n. sp. Singh and Kumar 1969 podocarp
Tsugaepollenites fimbriatus n. sp. Singh and Kumar 1969 podocarp
Tsugaepollenites indicus n. sp. Singh and Kumar 1969 podocarp
Tsugaepollenites limbatus n. sp. Singh and Kumar 1969 podocarp
Tsugaepollenites enigmaticus n. sp. Singh and Kumar 1969 podocarp
Callialasporites trilobatus Balme 1957 podocarp
Podocarpidites sp. Cookson 1947 podocarp
Elatocladus sehoraensis n. sp.1 Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976 podocarp
Elatocladus bosei n. sp.1 Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976 podocarp
"Taxites tenerrimus n. sp." = Elatocladus tenerrima Feistmantel 1879 podocarp
Elatocladus jabalpurensis Feistmantel 1882 podocarp
Elatocladus pseudotenerrima n. sp.1 Maheshwari and Kumaran 1976 podocarp
Elatocladus conferta Feistmantel 1877 podocarp
Platysaccus sp. Naumova 1954 podocarp
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Striatopodocarpites sp., Striatopodocarpites balmei n. sp.
Striatopodocarpites sp. Sedova 1956 yew
Striatopodocarpites balmei n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961 yew
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pityosporites cf. grandis, Pityosporites sp., Abiespollenites triangularis n. sp.2
Pityosporites sp. Seward 1914
Abiespollenites triangularis n. sp.2 Kumar 1973
Striatites
  -
Striatites sp., Striatites indicus n. sp.
Striatites indicus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiumsporites sp.
Lycopodiumsporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 clubmoss
Rouseisporites
  -
Rouseisporites sp., Rouseisporites pallidus n. sp., Rouseisporites pseudosulcatus n. sp., Rouseisporites sehorensis n. sp.
Rouseisporites sp. Pocock 1962
Rouseisporites pallidus n. sp. Singh 1970
Rouseisporites pseudosulcatus n. sp. Singh 1970
Rouseisporites sehorensis n. sp. Singh 1970
Bryopsida
  -
Stereisporites sp.
Stereisporites sp. Pflug 1953
Pteropsida
 Filicinae -
Alethopteris whitbyensis, Alethopteris lobifolia
Alethopteris lobifolia Schimper 1828
Polypodiopsida
  -
Cladophlebis sp., "Cladophlebis cf. longipennis" = Cladophlebis frigida longipennis
Cladophlebis sp. Brongniart 1849
"Cladophlebis cf. longipennis" = Cladophlebis frigida longipennis Seward 1927
  - Osmundaceae
Todites indicus, Baculatisporites sehoraensis n. sp.
Todites indicus Oldham and Morris 1862
Baculatisporites sehoraensis n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
  - Polypodiaceae
Onychiopsis psilotoides, Laevigatosporites sp.
Onychiopsis psilotoides Stokes and Webb 1824
Laevigatosporites sp. Ibrahim 1933
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Contignisporites sp., Contignisporites glebulentus, Contignisporites fornicatus, Contignisporites psilatus n. sp., Contignisporites dettmannii n. sp., Contignisporites cooksonii
Contignisporites sp. Dettmann 1963
Contignisporites psilatus n. sp. Singh and Kumar 1966
Contignisporites dettmannii n. sp. Singh and Kumar 1966
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Boseisporites praeclarus n. gen. n. sp.
Boseisporites praeclarus n. gen. n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Pteridopsida
  -
Cyathidites sp., Cyathidites australis, Monolites grandis n. sp., Todisporites crassus n. sp.
Cyathidites sp. Couper 1953
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Monolites grandis n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Todisporites crassus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Zonalasporites
  -
cf. Zonalasporites sp.
Protosacculina
  -
Protosacculina sp.
Protosacculina sp. Malayavkina
Sehorisporites indicus
  -
Sehorisporites indicus n. gen. n. sp.
Sehorisporites indicus n. gen. n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Dijkstraisporites
  -
Dijkstraisporites sp.
Protopinus
  -
Protopinus angustisulcus n. sp.
Protopinus angustisulcus n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
Callispora
  -
Callispora sp., Callispora potoniaei n. sp.
Callispora sp. Sukh-Dev
Callispora potoniaei n. sp. Sukh-Dev 1961
1Chandra and Tewari 1991; 2Srivastava 1991