Belgachia (Quaternary of India)

Also known as Belgachhia

Where: West Bengal, India (22.6° N, 88.4° E: paleocoordinates 22.1° N, 88.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Quaternary (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• 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 228795: 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
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Sesbania sp., Crotalaria sp.
Sesbania sp. Scopoli 1777 riverhemp
Crotalaria sp. Linnaeus 1753 rattlepod
 Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpus sp.
Dipterocarpus sp. von Gaertner 1805
 Malvales - Sterculiaceae
Heritiera sp.
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardium sp.
Anacardium sp. Linnaeus 1753 cashew
Dicotyledoneae
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Capparis sp.
Capparis sp. Linnaeus 1753 caper
 Ericales - Balsaminaceae
Hydrocera sp.
Hydrocera sp. Blume 1834 balsam
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Ammannia sp.
Ammannia sp. Linnaeus 1753 redstem
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
Epilobium sp.
Epilobium sp. Linnaeus 1753 willowherb
 Myrtales - Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratia sp.
Sonneratia sp. Linnaeus
Angiospermae
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Tinospora sp.
Tinospora sp. Miers 1851
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae indet.
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae indet.
Polygonaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet.
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Acanthus sp., Dipteracanthus sp.
Acanthus sp. Linnaeus 1753 acanthus
Dipteracanthus sp. Nees acanthus
 Lamiales - Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum sp.
Clerodendrum sp. Linnaeus 1753 glorybower
 Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae
Bacopa sp.
Bacopa sp. Aublet 1775 water hyssop
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Jasminum sp.
Jasminum sp. Linnaeus 1753 jasmine
 Lamiales - Plantaginaceae
Plantago sp.
Plantago sp. Linnaeus 1753 plantain
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Hemidesmus sp.
Hemidesmus sp. Brown 1810 dogbane
 Gentianales - Gentianaceae
Nymphoides sp.
Nymphoides sp. Séguier 1754 gentian
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet., Xanthium sp.
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Xanthium sp. Linnaeus 1753 cocklebur
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum sp.
Myriophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil
 Solanales - Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea sp.
Ipomoea sp. Linnaeus 1753 morning glory
 Poales - Flagellariaceae
Flagellaria indica
Flagellaria indica Linnaeus 1753
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet., Cerealia indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp.
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Pandanales - Pandanaceae
Pandanus sp.
Pandanus sp. Parkinson 1773 pandan