Jainiella-A new dinoflagellate cyst genus from the Upper Cretaceous of Cauvery Basin, India

Authors

  • Khowaja-Ateequzzaman Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • Rahul Garg Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1993.1153

Keywords:

Palynology, Dinoflagellate cyst, Upper Cretaceous, Trichinopoly Formation, Cauvery Basin (India)

Abstract

A new dinoflagellate cyst genus Jainiella is described from Trichinopoly Formatiom (Upper Cretaceous), Cauvery Basin, southern India. It is characterised by subspherical to oval cyst having an autophragm without apical and antapical horns and possessing an intercalary, type 31 archaeopyle. The genus Trivalvadinium Islam 1983 is emended and T. plenum Islam 1983 is transferred to the new genus Jainiella.

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Published

1993-12-31

How to Cite

Khowaja-Ateequzzaman, & Garg, R. (1993). Jainiella-A new dinoflagellate cyst genus from the Upper Cretaceous of Cauvery Basin, India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 42(1-3), 245–248. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1993.1153

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1-3 (1993): The Palaeobotanist

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