Subathua - a new Dinoflagellate genus and its Palaeoecological significance in the Saubathu Formation, Simla hills

A.K. Khanna; H.P. Singh

doi:10.54991/jop.1977.1074

Subathua - a new Dinoflagellate genus and its Palaeoecological significance in the Saubathu Formation, Simla hills

Authors

A.K. Khanna Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
H.P. Singh Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1977.1074

Keywords:

Sabathua, Palaeoecology, Eocene, Subathu Formation (India)

Abstract

A new dinoflagellate cyst genus Sabathua, has been instituted from the Subathu Formation, Simla Hills consisting of two new species, viz., S. sahnii and S. spinosa. It has been observed that Sabathua is distributed in high frequency in the upper part of the formation. Its palaeoecological significance has also been discussed.

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References

Sarjeant WAS 1974. Fossil and living Dinoflagellates. Academic Press, London & New York.

Singh HP & Khanna AK 1978. Some fossil species of Pediastrum and their palaeoecological significance in the Subathu Formation of Himachal Pradesh. The Palaeobotanist, 25: 466-474. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1976.1033

Singh HP, Khanna AK & Shah SCD 1978. Palynological zonation of the Subathu Formation in the Kalka-Simla area of Himachal Pradesh. Him. Geol., 8: 33-46.

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Published

1980-12-31

How to Cite

Khanna, A., & Singh, H. (1980). Subathua - a new Dinoflagellate genus and its Palaeoecological significance in the Saubathu Formation, Simla hills. Journal of Palaeosciences, 26((1-3), 307–313. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1977.1074