Palynofloral record from Singpur intertrappean, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh: Implication for Late Cretaceous stratigraphic correlation and resolution

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 851-858

  Samant, Bandana ^a   Mohabey, D M ^b   Kapgate, D K ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^c JM Patel College   (India)

Author keywords

Intertrappean beds; Late Cretaceous; Madhya Pradesh; Palynomorphs

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; FLORA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ASIA; CHHINDWARA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA;

AQUILAPOLLENITES; ARIADNAESPORITES; DINOSAURIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 49349094172     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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