Baidyabati (Quaternary of India)

Where: West Bengal, India (22.8° N, 88.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 22.2° N, 88.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Quaternary (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-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 228821: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 10.01.2023

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Crotalaria sp.
Crotalaria sp. Linnaeus 1753 rattlepod
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Excoecaria sp.
Excoecaria sp. Linnaeus 1759 spurge
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardium sp.
Anacardium sp. Linnaeus 1753 cashew
 Malvales - Sterculiaceae
Heritiera sp.
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet.
Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mallow
 Solanales - Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea sp.
Ipomoea sp. Linnaeus 1753 morning glory
 Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet.
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae indet.
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet., Xanthium sp.
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Xanthium sp. Linnaeus 1753 cocklebur
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Dipteracanthus sp.
Dipteracanthus sp. Nees acanthus
 Lamiales - Verbenaceae
Verbenaceae indet., Lippia sp.
Verbenaceae indet. Saint-Hilaire 1805 verbena
Lippia sp. Linnaeus 1753 verbena
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Hemidesmus sp.
Hemidesmus sp. Brown 1810 dogbane
 Gentianales - Gentianaceae
Nymphoides sp.
Nymphoides sp. Séguier 1754 gentian
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet., Cerealia indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp.
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Balsaminaceae
Hydrocera sp.
Hydrocera sp. Blume 1834 balsam
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Melaleuca sp.
Melaleuca sp. Linnaeus 1767 honey-myrtle
 Myrtales - Lythraceae
Ammannia sp.
Ammannia sp. Linnaeus 1753 redstem
 Myrtales - Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratia sp.
Sonneratia sp. Linnaeus
 Myrtales - Onagraceae
Epilobium sp.
Epilobium sp. Linnaeus 1753 willowherb
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Capparis sp.
Capparis sp. Linnaeus 1753 caper