Occurance of a solenoporoid alga in the deccan intertrappean beds of Mohgaonkalan Chindwara District, Madhya Pradesh

R.C. Mehrotra

doi:10.54991/jop.1988.1618

Authors

R.C. Mehrotra Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1988.1618

Keywords:

Solenopora, Red alga, Deccan Intertrappean beds, Early Tertiary (India)

Abstract

A fossil red alga Solenopora Dybowski of Solenoporaceae has been described for the first time from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Mohgaonkalan, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. Its occurrence supports the presence of marine conditions in this area during the Early Tertiary period.

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