Didwana Salt Lake (Quaternary of India)

Where: Rajasthan, India (27.4° N, 74.6° E: paleocoordinates 27.0° N, 74.7° 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 228789: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 06.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Ephedra sp.
Ephedra sp. Linnaeus 1753 jointfir
Angiospermae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp., Indigofera sp.
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
Indigofera sp. Linnaeus 1753 legume
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Prosopis cineraria, Mimosa rubicaulis
Mimosa rubicaulis Lamarck 1783
 Zygophyllales - Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus sp.
Tribulus sp. Linnaeus 1753 puncture vine
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Maytenus sp., Euonymus sp.
Maytenus sp. Molina 1782 bittersweet
Euonymus sp. Linnaeus 1753 spindle tree
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Corchorus sp., Grewia sp.
Corchorus sp. Linnaeus 1753 jute mallow
Grewia sp. Linnaeus 1753 crossberry
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea sp.
Dodonaea sp. Miller 1758 soapberry
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus sp.
Ailanthus sp. Desfontaines 1786
 Brassicales - Cleomaceae
Cleome sp.
Cleome sp. Linnaeus 1753 spider flower
Dicotyledoneae
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Capparis sp.
Capparis sp. Linnaeus 1753 caper
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Syzygium sp.
Syzygium sp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Angiospermae
 Caryophyllales - Tamaricaceae
Tamarix sp.
Tamarix sp. Linnaeus 1753 tamarisk
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Aerva sp.
Aerva sp. Forsskål 1775
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae indet.
Acanthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 acanthus
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Heliotropium sp., Arnebia sp.
Heliotropium sp. Linnaeus 1753 heliotrope
Arnebia sp. Forsskål 1775 borage
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Wrightia sp.
Wrightia sp. Brown 1810 dogbane
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Oldenlandia sp.
Oldenlandia sp. Linnaeus 1753 coffee
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet., Artemisia sp.
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 wormwood
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Solanales - Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus sp.
Evolvulus sp. Linnaeus 1762 dwarf morning glory
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet., Cerealia indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha angustata
Typha angustata Bory de Saint-Vincent and Chaubard 1832 bulrush
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge