Khari River near Bhuj (Jurassic of India)

Also known as BSIP Section 905

Where: Gujarat, India (23.3° N, 69.6° E: paleocoordinates 26.3° S, 32.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Katrol Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 145.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; sandstone and shale

Size class: microfossils

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

Primary reference: B. S. Venkatachala, R. K. Kar, and S. Raza. 1968. Palynology of the Mesozoic sediments of Kutch, W. India - 5. Spores and pollen from Katrol exposures near Bhuj, Kutch district, Gujarat state. The Palaeobotanist 17:184-207 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 227058: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 26.08.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Lophotriletes
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Lophotriletes sp.
Lophotriletes sp. Potonié and Kremp 1954
Bhujiasporites hirsutus
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Bhujiasporites hirsutus
Bhujiasporites hirsutus Venkatachala et al. 1969
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucariacites australis, Classopollis classoides
Alisporites
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Alisporites grandis, Alisporites similis
Alisporites grandis Dettmann 1963
Alisporites similis Dettmann 1963
Leschikisporis
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Leschikisporis indicus
Leschikisporis indicus Singh et al. 1964
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpidites multesimus, Podosporites sp., "Podosporites tripakshii" = Podosporites tripakshi, Microcachryidites antarcticus
Podocarpidites multesimus Pocock 1962 podocarp
Podosporites sp. Rao 1943 podocarp
"Podosporites tripakshii" = Podosporites tripakshi Rao 1943 podocarp
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp
Polypodiopsida
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Alsophilidites exilis, Alsophilidites bellus n. sp.
Alsophilidites exilis Sah and Jain 1965 scaly tree fern
Alsophilidites bellus n. sp. Venkatachala et al. 1968 scaly tree fern
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Boseisporites minutus n. sp.
Boseisporites minutus n. sp. Venkatachala et al. 1968
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
cf. Schizaeoisporites sp., Cicatricosisporites sp., Klukisporites punctatus
cf. Schizaeoisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Cicatricosisporites sp. Potonie and Gelletich 1933
Klukisporites punctatus Venkatachala 1968
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Contignisporites kutchensis n. sp., Contignisporites glebulentus, Contignisporites cooksonii, Contignisporites multimuratus
Contignisporites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala et al. 1968
Pteridopsida
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Cyathidites trilobatus, Cyathidites australis, Cyathidites medicus, Osmundacidites wellmanii, Osmundacidites minutus
Cyathidites trilobatus Sah and Jain 1965
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Cyathidites medicus Sah and Jain 1965
Osmundacidites minutus Sah and Jain 1965
Pilosisporites
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cf. Pilosisporites sp.
cf. Pilosisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Impardecispora uralensis
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Impardecispora uralensis
Impardecispora uralensis Venkatachala et al. 1969
Coptospora
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Coptospora sp.
Coptospora sp. Dettmann 1963
Concavissimisporites
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Concavissimisporites subverrucosus
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiumsporites minutus, Lycopodiumsporites sp., Lycopodiumsporites austroclavatidites, Lycopodiumsporites baculatus n. sp., Lycopodiumsporites circolumenus, Lycopodiumsporites eminulus
Lycopodiumsporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955 clubmoss
Lycopodiumsporites baculatus n. sp. Venkatachala et al. 1968 clubmoss
Lycopodiumsporites circolumenus Cookson and Dettmann 1958 clubmoss
Lycopodiumsporites eminulus Dettmann 1963 clubmoss