Late Permian palynoassemblage from Chalburdi area, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra

Srikanta Murthy; Omprakash S. Sarate

doi:10.54991/jop.2016.301

Authors

Srikanta Murthy Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
Omprakash S. Sarate Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2016.301

Keywords:

Palynology, Correlation, Chalburdi, Late Permian, Wardha Valley, Maharashtra

Abstract

The study deals with the palynological dating and correlation of the sediments of Bore–hole No. CHB–5, Chalburdi area, Chandrapur District, Wardha Valley Coalfield, Maharashtra. Based upon the palynological studies, two distinct palynoassemblages have been identified; the first one at 57.00 m depth contains the dominance of an enveloping monosaccate genus Densipollenites along with striate bisaccate Striatopodocarpites and Faunipollenites. The stratigraphically significant palynotaxa include Crescentipollenites, Corisaccites, Klausipollenites, Alisporites, etc. The second palynoassemblage recorded at 51.00 m depth is characterised by the dominance of Faunipollenites followed by Densipollenites, Striatopodocarpites, Arcuatipollenites, Striatites, Microbaculispora, Microfoveolatispora and Scheuringipollenites. The recovered palynotaxa suggest that the sediments belong to the Late Permian Period.

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