Indian Tertiary angiosperm pollen: A critical assessment

Authors

  • B.S. Venkatachala Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • R.K. Saxena 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
  • R.K. Kar Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • S.K.M. Tripathi Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • M. Kumar Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • Samir Sarkar Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • J. Mandal Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • M.R. Rao Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • B.D. Singh Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • B.D. Mandaokar Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
  • K. Ambwani Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1994.1181

Keywords:

Palynology, Angiospermous pollen, Tertiary (India)

Abstract

More than 400 genera and 1000 species of angiosperm pollen are known from the Tertiary sediments of India. It has been observed that large numbers of these taxa are based on one or few specimens and meagre morphological differentiation. Thus, their usefulness is limited, Thanikaimoni et al., (1984) and Venkatachala et al., (989), in an effort to distinguish important stratigraphic and environmental markers, selected several taxa and illustrated, discussed and compared them with the African pollen. In continuation, holotypes, paratypes and other specimens of selected species available at the repository of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow have been restudied, critically evaluated and their morphological limits circumscribed to make them more useful and applicable for age determination and stratigraphic correlation as well as for Palaeoenvironmental interpretation with emphasis on their affinity with extant taxa.

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Published

1994-12-31

How to Cite

Venkatachala, B., Saxena, R., Singh, H., Kar, R., Tripathi, S., Kumar, M., Sarkar, S., Mandal, J., Rao, M., Singh, B., Mandaokar, B., & Ambwani, K. (1994). Indian Tertiary angiosperm pollen: A critical assessment. Journal of Palaeosciences, 43(1-3), 106–138. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1994.1181

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