Where: India (25.2° N, 90.7° E: paleocoordinates 15.9° N, 88.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Baghmara Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Baghmara Formation, which regionally conformably overlies the Simsang Fm (presumanly Oligocene-Early Miocene) and is conformably overlain by the late Early MIocene Chengapara Fm. THICKNESS: Zone ranges from 2.08-2.3 m in thickness, within sections ranging from 15-20 m in thickness. AGE: Aquitanian-Burdigalian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From basal part of section, middle part of the Baghmara Fm.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, gray, silty sandstone and lithified, red limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTORS: Presumably the authors, B. C. Lyngdoh, R. P. Tiwari, and R. P. Kachhara. REPOSITORY: Paleontology Museum of the Department of Geology, Pachunga University College, North-Eastern Hill University, Mizoram, India.

Primary reference: B. C. Lyngdoh, R. P. Tiwari, and R. P. Kachhara. 1999. Miocene Molluscan biosratigraphy of the Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India. Journal of the Paleontological Society of India 44:55-67 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 72083: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.05.2007

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