Kachchh L 38 (Jurassic of India)

Where: India (23.5° N, 70.5° E: paleocoordinates 23.8° S, 33.2° E)

When: Chari Formation, Callovian (166.1 - 163.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified sandstone

• fine-grained sandstone with wood fragments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: F.T. Fürsich. 2006. Unpublished data from Kachchh. [F. Fursich/F. Fursich/F. Fursich]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61542: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Franz Fursich on 16.06.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Kutchithyris ingluviosa
 Rhynchonellida -
Rhynchonellida indet.
Rhynchonellida indet. Kuhn 1949
originally entered as "Rhynchonellida sp."
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella extensa
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya uniformis
Pleuromya uniformis Sowerby 1813 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulomima macneillii
Corbulomima macneillii Morris 1900 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Anisocardia (Antiquicyprina) sp." = Antiquicyprina
"Anisocardia (Antiquicyprina) sp." = Antiquicyprina Casey 1952 clam
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia viceliacensis
Thracia viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) lirata, Goniomya sp., "Pholadomya (Pholadomya) inornata" = Homomya inornata
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) lirata Sowerby 1818 clam
4 in life pos.
Goniomya sp. Agassiz 1842 clam
"Pholadomya (Pholadomya) inornata" = Homomya inornata Sowerby 1837 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Unicardium aceste
 Heteroconchia -
Heterodonta indet.
Heterodonta indet. Neumayr 1884 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Inoperna khadirensis
 Pterioida -
"Cingentolium (Cingentolium) partitum" = Costentolium partitum
"Cingentolium (Cingentolium) partitum" = Costentolium partitum Sowerby 1840 clam
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillella siliqua
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria polyodon
Pteria polyodon pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Trichites indicus
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon marshi
Actinostreon marshi Sowerby 1814 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limatula wandaensis, Acesta (Acesta) jumaraensis
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus Schlotheim 1813 scallop
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta sp.
Atreta sp. Etallon 1862 scallop
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon), Grammatodon (Grammatodon) jurianus, "Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) clam
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon Branson 1942 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoma wynnei, Palaeonucula menkii, Palaeonucula stoliczkai, Palaeonucula cuneiformis
Palaeonucula cuneiformis Sowerby 1840 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Praesaccella juriana
Praesaccella juriana pointed nut clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonitida indet.
Ammonitida indet. Hyatt 1889 ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonitida sp."
 Belemnoidea -
Belemnoidea indet.
Belemnoidea indet. Hyatt 1884 belemnite
originally entered as "Belemnoidea sp."