Parshuram Tal (Quaternary of India)

Also known as Parasram, Parashram, Parshram, Parashuram

Where: Himachal Pradesh, India (30.6° N, 77.4° E: paleocoordinates 30.2° N, 77.6° 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 228776: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 06.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Cedrus sp., Pinus roxburghii, Pinus wallichiana, Picea sp., Larix sp., Abies sp.
Cedrus sp. Trew 1757 cedar
Pinus roxburghii Sargent 1897 chir pine
Pinus wallichiana Jackson 1938 blue pine
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Larix sp. Miller 1768 larch
Abies sp. Miller 1754 fir
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Cupressus sp.
Cupressus sp. Linnaeus 1753 cypress
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet., Cerealia indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha latifolia, Typha angustata
Typha latifolia Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
Typha angustata Bory de Saint-Vincent and Chaubard 1832 bulrush
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae indet.
Ranunculaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buttercup
 Asterales - Asteraceae
"Asteraceae indet." = Asteraceae, Xanthium sp., "Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae, Artemisia sp.
"Asteraceae indet." = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Xanthium sp. Linnaeus 1753 cocklebur
"Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 wormwood
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum sp.
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Oleaceae indet.
Oleaceae indet. Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
 Lamiales - Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae indet.
Lamiaceae indet. Martinov 1820 mint
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae indet., Justicia sp.
Acanthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 acanthus
Justicia sp. Linnaeus 1753 water-willow
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago sp.
Plantago sp. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae indet.
Boraginaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 borage
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum plebeium, Polygonum sp.
Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera sp.
Alternanthera sp. Forskål 1775 joyweed
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea sp.
Nymphaea sp. Linnaeus 1753 water lily
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Primulaceae
Primulaceae indet.
Primulaceae indet. Borkhausen 1797 primrose
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae indet.
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Angiospermae
 Piperales - Piperaceae
Peperomia sp.
Peperomia sp. Ruiz López and Pavón 1794 pepper
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae indet., Glochidion sp., Mallotus sp.
Euphorbiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 spurge
Glochidion sp. Forster and Forster 1775 cheese tree
Mallotus sp. Loureiro 1790 spurge
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp.
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Carpinus sp., Corylus sp., Alnus sp., Betula sp.
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans sp.
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp.
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae indet.
Urticaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 nettle
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp., Ulmus sp.
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rosaceae indet.
Rosaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 rose
 Brassicales - Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae indet.
Brassicaceae indet. Burnett 1835
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus sp.
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
"Salmalia sp." = Bombax
"Salmalia sp." = Bombax Linnaeus 1753 cotton tree
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet.
Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mallow
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
Algae
  - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus sp.
Botryococcus sp. Kutzing 1849
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Ephedra sp.
Ephedra sp. Linnaeus 1753 jointfir