Khajjiar Lake (Quaternary of India)

Also known as Khajiar

Where: Himachal Pradesh, India (32.5° N, 76.1° E: paleocoordinates 32.2° N, 76.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Quaternary (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• "Late Quaternary" (Chauhan 1991)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: M. S. Chauhan. 1991. A Catalogue of Fossil Plants from India Part 6: Cenozoic (Quaternary) Palynology and Palaeobotany. 1-50 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 228760: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 05.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Chlorophyceae
  -
Pediastrum sp.
Pediastrum sp. Meyen 1829
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Cedrus deodara, Larix sp., Picea smithiana, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus wallichiana, Abies sp.
Cedrus deodara Roxburgh 1824 cedar
Larix sp. Miller 1768 larch
Picea smithiana Wallich 1832 morinda spruce
Pinus roxburghii Sargent 1897 chir pine
Pinus wallichiana Jackson 1938 blue pine
Abies sp. Miller 1754 fir
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata Linnaeus 1753 yew
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressus sp., Juniperus sp.
Cupressus sp. Linnaeus 1753 cypress
Juniperus sp. Linnaeus 1753 juniper
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Ammannia sp.
Ammannia sp. Linnaeus 1753 redstem
 Ericales - Primulaceae
Primulaceae indet.
Primulaceae indet. Borkhausen 1797 primrose
 Ericales - Balsaminaceae
Impatiens sp.
Impatiens sp. Linnaeus 1753 balsam
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos sp.
Symplocos sp. Jacquin 1760 sweetleaf
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron sp. Linnaeus 1753 rhododendron
Angiospermae
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica Linnaeus 1753 nettle
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Mimosaceae indet.
Mimosaceae indet. Brown 1814
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Cannabis sativa
Cannabis sativa Linnaeus 1753 hemp
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis australis, Ulmus sp.
Celtis australis Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rosaceae indet.
Rosaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 rose
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus ciliata, Salix sp.
Populus ciliata Wallich 1839 poplar
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
 Cucurbitales - Coriariaceae
Coriaria sp.
Coriaria sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Betula alnoides, Betula utilis, Alnus sp., Corylus colurna, Carpinus sp.
Betula alnoides Buchanan-Hamilton 1825 birch
Betula utilis Don 1825 birch
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Corylus colurna Linnaeus 1753 hazel
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans regia
Juglans regia Linnaeus 1753 walnut
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Grewia sp.
Grewia sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
Skimmia laureola
Skimmia laureola de Candolle 1824 citrus
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Aesculus indica
Aesculus indica Hooker 1859 Indian horse chestnut
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus sp.
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
 Brassicales - Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae indet.
Brassicaceae indet. Burnett 1835
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea sp.
Nymphaea sp. Linnaeus 1753 water lily
 Asterales - Asteraceae
"Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae, Artemisia sp.
"Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 daisy
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex dipyrena
Ilex dipyrena Wallich 1820 holly
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera quinquelocularis, Viburnum sp.
Lonicera quinquelocularis Hardwicke 1799 honeysuckle
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae indet.
Boraginaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 borage
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes sp., Justicia simplex
Strobilanthes sp. Blume 1826 acanthus
Justicia simplex water-willow
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Lamiales - Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae indet.
Lamiaceae indet. Martinov 1820 mint
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Fraxinus sp.
Fraxinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 ash
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
cf. Polygonum sp., Rumex sp.
cf. Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
Rumex sp. Linnaeus 1753 dock
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum sp.
Thalictrum sp. Linnaeus 1753 meadow-rue
 Buxales - Buxaceae
Buxus sp.
Buxus sp. Linnaeus 1753 boxwood
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha angustata
Typha angustata Bory de Saint-Vincent and Chaubard 1832 bulrush
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet., Cerealia indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
Algae
  - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus sp.
Botryococcus sp. Kutzing 1849
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Ephedra sp.
Ephedra sp. Linnaeus 1753 jointfir
Sphagnum
  - Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum teres, Sphagnum (Sphagnum) sp.
Sphagnum teres peat moss
Sphagnum (Sphagnum) sp. Linnaeus 1753 peat moss