Simsang River section, southern Shillong Plateau (Eocene of India)
Where: Meghalaya, India (25.3° N, 90.7° E: paleocoordinates 5.3° S, 79.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tura Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported
Size class: microfossils
Primary reference: R. N. Lakhanpal, H. K. Maheshwari, and N. Awasthi. 1976. A Catalogue of Indian Fossil Plants. 1-318 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 224890: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 09.04.2022
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Taxonomic list
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| Octacolpopites | |
Octacolpopites brevicolpa n. sp.
Octacolpopites brevicolpa n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Triporipites minuta | |
Triporipites minuta n. sp.
Triporipites minuta n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Pentacolpopites turaensis | |
|
Pentacolpopites ? turaensis Biswas 1962 | |
| Pentacolpopites eocenica | |
Pentacolpopites eocenica n. sp.
Pentacolpopites eocenica n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Pteridopsida | |
Leiotriletes virkkii, Leiotriletes dehiscensis n. sp., "Leiotriletes garoensis n. sp." = Cyathidites minor
Leiotriletes virkkii Biswas 1962
Leiotriletes dehiscensis n. sp. Baksi 1962
"Leiotriletes garoensis n. sp." = Cyathidites minor Couper 1953 | |
| Polypodiopsida | |
|
Meyeripollis naharkotensis Baksi 1970 | |
"Ceratopteris macrocostata n. sp." = Cicatricosisporites macrocostatus, Schizaeoisporites eocaenicus
"Ceratopteris macrocostata n. sp." = Cicatricosisporites macrocostatus Baksi 1962 | |
"Polypodiisporites impariter" = Polypodiisporites impariter, "Polypodiaceaesporites tuberculensis n. sp." = Polypodiisporites impariter
"Polypodiisporites impariter" = Polypodiisporites impariter Potonié and Sah 1960 previously identified as 'Verrumonoletes sp.'
"Polypodiaceaesporites tuberculensis n. sp." = Polypodiisporites impariter Potonié and Sah 1960 | |
| Scabratriporites | |
|
Scabratriporites sp. Van der Hammen 1956 | |
| Retitricolpites | |
|
Retitricolpites sp. Van der Hammen 1956 | |
| Triporites | |
|
Triporites sp. Van der Hammen 1954 | |
| Hexacolpites | |
|
Hexacolpites sp. Erdtman 1947 | |
| Colocasioideaepites brevispina | |
"Colocasioideaepites brevispina" = Couperipollis brevispinosus
"Colocasioideaepites brevispina" = Couperipollis brevispinosus Biswas 1962 | |
| Microreticulatipites intecta | |
Microreticulatipites intecta n. gen. n. sp.
Microreticulatipites intecta n. gen. n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
"Coniferipites abiesimilis n. sp." = Podocarpidites microreticuloidata, "Coniferipites garoensis n. sp." = Podocarpidites microreticuloidata
"Coniferipites abiesimilis n. sp." = Podocarpidites microreticuloidata Cookson 1947 podocarp
"Coniferipites garoensis n. sp." = Podocarpidites microreticuloidata Cookson 1947 podocarp | |
| Dicotyledoneae | |
|
Stephanocolpites sp. Van der Hammen 1954 | |
| Angiospermae | |
|
Syncolporites sp. Van der Hammen 1954 mistletoe | |
Palmaepites slimsliti n. sp.
Palmaepites slimsliti n. sp. Baksi 1962 palm | |
|
Paleocaesalpiniaceaepites sp. Biswas 1962
Paleocaesalpiniaceaepites eocenica Biswas 1962 | |
| Magnoliopsida | |
"Octacolpites brevicolpa n. sp." = Polycolpites vimalii
"Octacolpites brevicolpa n. sp." = Polycolpites vimalii Sah and Dutta 1966 | |
| Scabramonocolpites | |
|
Scabramonocolpites sp. Mathur 1966 | |
| Tricolpopites sijuensis | |
Tricolpopites sijuensis n. sp.
Tricolpopites sijuensis n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Tricolporipites aralia | |
Tricolporipites aralia n. sp.
Tricolporipites aralia n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Monocolpopites spinosa | |
Monocolpopites spinosa n. sp.
Monocolpopites spinosa n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Spinosopites acolporata | |
Spinosopites acolporata n. gen. n. sp.
Spinosopites acolporata n. gen. n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Retimonoletes | |
|
Retimonoletes sp. Pierce | |
| Foldexina inaperturata | |
Foldexina inaperturata n. gen. n. sp.
Foldexina inaperturata n. gen. n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Tetradopites granularis | |
Tetradopites granularis n. gen. n. sp.
Tetradopites granularis n. gen. n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |
| Dinophyceae | |
Hystrichosphaeridium sylheti n. sp., Hystrichosphaeridium scaffoldii n. sp.
Hystrichosphaeridium sylheti n. sp. Baksi 1962
Hystrichosphaeridium scaffoldii n. sp. Baksi 1962 | |