Stratigraphic ranges of dinoflagellate cysts from Cretaceous petroliferous basins of India and Brazil

N.C. Mehrotra; Rajni Tewari; Mitsuru Arai; Maria Judite Garcia; Mary E.C. Bernardes-de-Oliveira

doi:10.54991/jop.2012.352

Authors

N.C. Mehrotra Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
Rajni Tewari Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
Mitsuru Arai Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology, PETROBRAS' Research & Development Center (CENPES) Av. Horacio Macedo, 950 - Cidade Universitania, 21941-915, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Maria Judite Garcia Centro de Posgraduacaoe Pesquisa (CEPPE), University of Guarulhos, Brazil
Mary E.C. Bernardes-de-Oliveira Centro de Posgraduacaoe Pesquisa (CEPPE), University of Guarulhos, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2012.352

Keywords:

Stratigraphic ranges, Dinoflagellate cysts, India, Brazil, Exploration of hydrocarbons

Abstract

Development of dinoflagellate cyst studies in India and Brazil is directly related with the exploration of hydrocarbons. During the last 3 decades these studies have intensified in various petroliferous basins of the two countries. These have proved to be of immense value in high impact palynological studies as applied in geological modelling for exploration. Stratigraphic ranges of significant dinoflagellate taxa from the two countries have been analysed in global context and presented through 6 Range Tables. This is the first step to build comparative database of these fossils from India and Brazil for obtaining a better understanding of their distribution and application in petroleum industry.