Sandynallah Lake (Quaternary of India)

Also known as Sandynulla

Where: Tamil Nadu, India (11.4° N, 76.6° E: paleocoordinates 11.1° N, 76.5° 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 228792: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 06.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Poales - Xyridaceae
Xyris capensis schoenoides
Xyris capensis schoenoides yellow-eyed grass
Pseudoschizaea
  -
Pseudoschizaea sp.
Pseudoschizaea sp. Thiergart and Frantz 1962
"cyst"
Angiospermae
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae indet.
Ranunculaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buttercup
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Laurembergia brevipes
Laurembergia brevipes water milfoil
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex ? wightiana
Ilex ? wightiana Wallich 1856 holly
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Dipsacales - Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus leschenaultii
 Dipsacales - Valerianaceae
Valeriana sp.
Valeriana sp. Linnaeus 1753 valerian
 Asterales - Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae indet.
Campanulaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet., Artemisia parviflora, Centratherum reticulatum, Vernonia monosis, Cnicus wallichii, Senecio sp., Crepis fuscipappa
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Cnicus wallichii de Candolle 1838 daisy
Senecio sp. Linnaeus 1753 groundsel
Crepis fuscipappa hawksbeard
 Lamiales - Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia graminifolia
Utricularia graminifolia Vahl 1804 bladderwort
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae indet., Strobilanthes sp., Justicia simplex
Acanthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 acanthus
Strobilanthes sp. Blume 1826 acanthus
Justicia simplex water-willow
 Gentianales - Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae indet.
Gentianaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 gentian
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Neanotis indica
Neanotis indica de Candolle 1830 coffee
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum minus
 Caryophyllales - Droseraceae
Drosera peltata
Drosera peltata Thunberg 1797 sundew
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae indet., Chenopodium sp.
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
Chenopodium sp. Linnaeus 1753 goosefoot
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Ericales -
Rapanea sp.
Rapanea sp. Aublet 1775
 Buxales - Buxaceae
Buxus sp.
Buxus sp. Linnaeus 1753 boxwood
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon brownianum
 Commelinales - Commelinaceae
Cyanotis sp.
Cyanotis sp. Don 1825 dayflower
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
"Evodia sp." = Euodia
"Evodia sp." = Euodia Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea viscosa
Dodonaea viscosa von Jacquin 1760 soapberry
 Geraniales - Geraniaceae
Geranium nepalense
Geranium nepalense Sweet 1820 geranium
 Rosales - Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus sp.
Elaeagnus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oleaster
 Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum japonicum
Hypericum japonicum Thunberg 1784 St John's wort
 Fabales - Polygalaceae
Polygala sibirica
Polygala sibirica Linnaeus 1753 milkwort
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Balsaminaceae
Impatiens tomentosa, Impatiens modesta
Impatiens tomentosa Wight and Arnott 1834 jewelweed
Impatiens modesta Wight 1837 jewelweed
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Rhododendron nilagiricum
Rhododendron nilagiricum Zenker 1836 rhododendron
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus sp.
Eucalyptus sp. L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 eucalyptus
 Myrtales - Melastomataceae
Osbeckia sp.
Osbeckia sp. Linnaeus 1753