Kachchh (Jurassic to of India)

Also known as PGAP 317

Where: India (23.4° N, 69.5° E: paleocoordinates 23.8° S, 32.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Bhuj (plus Jhuran in part?) Formation, Middle Jurassic to Middle Jurassic (174.7 - 145.0 Ma)

• Most fossils are from the Bhuj Formation

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M.N. Bose and J. Banerji. 1984. The fossil floras of Kachchh. I - Mesozoic megafossils. The Palaeobotanist 33:1-189 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 30127: authorized by Allister Rees, entered by Allister Rees on 02.04.2003

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Taxonomic list

• Genus-level assignments and numbers of species are from the PGAP database. Species names are in the process of being entered.
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unclassified
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Bennettitocarpus "sp. 1"
Trambaua
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Trambaua "sp. 1"
Trambaua "sp. 1" Bose and Banerji 1984
Polypodiopsida
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenites "sp. 1"
Gleichenites "sp. 1" Göppert 1836
  -
Cladophlebis "sp. 1", Cladophlebis "sp. 2", Cladophlebis "sp. 3", Cladophlebis "sp. 4", Cladophlebis "sp. 5"
Cladophlebis "sp. 1" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. 2" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. 3" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. 4" Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis "sp. 5" Brongniart 1849
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Matonidium "sp. 1", Phlebopteris "sp. 1", Hausmannia "sp. 1", Hausmannia "sp. 2", Dictyophyllum "sp. 1"
Matonidium "sp. 1" Schenk 1871
Phlebopteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1836
Hausmannia "sp. 1" Dunker 1846
Hausmannia "sp. 2" Dunker 1846
Dictyophyllum "sp. 1" Lindley and Hutton 1834
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Coniopteris "sp. 1"
Coniopteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1849 scaly tree fern
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetites "sp. 1"
Equisetites "sp. 1" Sternberg 1833
 Bennettitales -
Cycadolepis "sp. 1", Cycadolepis "sp. 2", Pterophyllum "sp. 1", Anomozamites "sp. 1", Nilssoniopteris "sp. 1", Nilssoniopteris "sp. 2", Williamsonia "sp. 1", Williamsonia "sp. 2", Williamsonia "sp. 3", Williamsonia "sp. 4", Dictyozamites "sp. 1", Ptilophyllum "sp. 1", Ptilophyllum "sp. 2", Ptilophyllum "sp. 3", Ptilophyllum "sp. 4", Ptilophyllum "sp. 5", Ptilophyllum "sp. 6", Ptilophyllum "sp. 7", Ptilophyllum "sp. 8", Ptilophyllum "sp. 9", Ptilophyllum "sp. 10", Weltrichia "sp. 1", Otozamites "sp. 1", Otozamites "sp. 2", Otozamites "sp. 3"
Cycadolepis "sp. 1" Saporta 1875
Cycadolepis "sp. 2" Saporta 1875
Pterophyllum "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Anomozamites "sp. 1" Schimper 1870
Nilssoniopteris "sp. 1" Nathorst 1909
Nilssoniopteris "sp. 2" Nathorst 1909
Williamsonia "sp. 1" Carruthers 1870
Williamsonia "sp. 2" Carruthers 1870
Williamsonia "sp. 3" Carruthers 1870
Williamsonia "sp. 4" Carruthers 1870
Dictyozamites "sp. 1" Oldham 1863
Ptilophyllum "sp. 1" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 2" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 3" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 4" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 5" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 6" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 7" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 8" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 9" Morris 1840
Ptilophyllum "sp. 10" Morris 1840
Weltrichia "sp. 1" Braun 1843
Otozamites "sp. 1" Braun 1843
Otozamites "sp. 2" Braun 1843
Otozamites "sp. 3" Braun 1843
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Elatocladus "sp. 1", Elatocladus "sp. 2", Elatocladus "sp. 3", Elatocladus "sp. 4"
Elatocladus "sp. 1" Halle 1913 podocarp
Elatocladus "sp. 2" Halle 1913 podocarp
Elatocladus "sp. 3" Halle 1913 podocarp
Elatocladus "sp. 4" Halle 1913 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Allocladus "sp. 1"
Allocladus "sp. 1" Townrow 1967
Hepaticae
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Thallites "sp. 1", Hepaticites "sp. 1"
Thallites "sp. 1" Walton 1925 liverwort
Hepaticites "sp. 1" Walton 1925 liverwort
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris "sp. 1"
Sphenopteris "sp. 1" Sternberg 1825
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Umkomasiaceae
Pachypteris "sp. 1", Pachypteris "sp. 2", Pachypteris "sp. 3"
Pachypteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Pachypteris "sp. 2" Brongniart 1828
Pachypteris "sp. 3" Brongniart 1828
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucarites "sp. 1", Araucarites "sp. 2", Araucarites "sp. 3", Araucarites "sp. 4", Pagiophyllum "sp. 1", Pagiophyllum "sp. 2", Pagiophyllum "sp. 3", Brachyphyllum "sp. 1"
Araucarites "sp. 2" Presl 1833
Araucarites "sp. 3" Presl 1833
Araucarites "sp. 4" Presl 1833
Brachyphyllum "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828
Lycopodiopsida
 Isoetales - Isoetaceae
Isoetites "sp. 1", Isoetites "sp. 2"
Isoetites "sp. 1" Münster 1842 clubmoss
Isoetites "sp. 2" Münster 1842 clubmoss
Lorumformophyllum
  -
Lorumformophyllum "sp. 1"
Lorumformophyllum "sp. 1" Bose and Banerji 1984
Selaginellites
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Selaginellites "sp. 1"
Ginkgoopsida
 Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae
Sagenopteris "sp. 1", Caytonia "sp. 1"
Caytonia "sp. 1" Thomas 1925
  -
Linguifolium "sp. 1"
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Ctenozamites "sp. 1", Taeniopteris "sp. 1", Taeniopteris "sp. 2", Taeniopteris "sp. 3"
Ctenozamites "sp. 1" Nathorst 1886 cycads
Taeniopteris "sp. 1" Brongniart 1828 cycads
Taeniopteris "sp. 2" Brongniart 1828 cycads
Taeniopteris "sp. 3" Brongniart 1828 cycads
 Cycadales - Nilssoniaceae
Pseudoctenis "sp. 1"
Pseudoctenis "sp. 1" Seward 1911 cycads