Vastan Lignite Mine (marine vertebrates): Ypresian, India

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793
Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossiformes indet. Berg 1940
Actinopteri
Acanthopterygii indet.
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Diodon sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobiidarum vastani n. sp. Bajpai and Kapur 2004
Bajpai and Kapur 2004
Gobiidarum nolfi n. sp. Bajpai and Kapur 2004
Bajpai and Kapur 2004
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Eutrichiurides sp. Casier 1944
Actinopteri - Siluriformes
Siluriformes indet.
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amiidae indet. Huxley 1861
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus sp. de Blainville and Prévost 1816
see common names

Geography
Country:India State/province:Gujarat County:District Surat
Coordinates: 21.3° North, 73.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.3° South, 63.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Ypresian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Cambay Shale
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: age based on Nummulites burdigalensis, which implies Shallow Benthic Zone 10 according to Bajpai et al, and SBZ 10-11 according to Rose et al.
marine and terrestrial fossils are from two immediately adjacent beds (Rose et al.)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal "siliciclastic"
Lithology description: "a marine shelly layer, containing shark and fish remains"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Disassociated minor elements:many
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: collections are in the Department of Geology, H. N. B. Garhwal University
Metadata
Database number:71438
Authorizer:J. Alroy, M. Uhen Enterer:J. Alroy, M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2007-04-25 15:16:21 Last modified:2007-04-25 18:16:21
Access level:the public Released:2007-04-25 15:16:20
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
24154. K. D. Rose, T. Smith, R. S. Rana, A. Sahni, H. Sing, P. Missiaen, and A. Folie. 2006. Early Eocene (Ypresian) continental vertebrate assemblage from India, with description of a new anthracobunid (Mammalia, Tethytheria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(1):219-225 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

76094 S. Bajpai and V. V. Kapur. 2004. Oldest known gobiids from Vastan Lignite Mine (early Eocene), Surat District, Gujarat. Current Science 87(4):433-435 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]