Pollen analysis of fossil soils along the bank of Ghod river, Inamgaon, Maharashtra

Vishnu-Mittre; H.P. Gupta

doi:10.54991/jop.1974.953

Authors

Vishnu-Mittre Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
H.P. Gupta Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1974.953

Abstract

Pollen analysis of fossil soils along the bank of Ghod River, Inamgaon, Maharashtra, suggests the former occurrence of a dry deciduous forest dominated by Holoptelea integrifolia. The annual precipitation then was not higher than now and an environment of unstability of soil concentration along the banks had prevailed. The subfossil soils were formed by ponding of flood waters when the water level in the river had risen much higher than at the present caused probably by tectonic movement in the catchment area.

The percentage distribution of pore apertures on subfossil pollen grains of Holoptelea integrifolia has been found to differ considerably from the modern plants of this species suggesting a physiological change in the modern plants.

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