Palynoflora from deccan volcano-sedimentary sequence (Cretaceous-Palaeogene transition) of central India: Implications for spatio-temporal correlation

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 811-823

  Samant, B ^a   Mohabey, D M ^b  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan volcanism; Early Paleocene; Intertrappean beds; Lameta Formation; Late Cretaceous; Palynoflora

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CONIFEROUS TREE; CRETACEOUS; DECCAN TRAPS; FLOOD BASALT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HERB; PALEOCENE; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

ANGIOSPERM; ASTERACEAE; BASALT; CANOPY; CONIFER; CRETACEOUS; GEOLOGY; HERB; INDIA; MICROFLORA; MYCORRHIZA; NONHUMAN; PALEOCENE; PALEOGENE; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POACEAE; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; VOLCANO;

FOSSILS; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; PLANTS; POLLEN; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; MAHARASHTRA;

AQUILAPOLLENITES; ARIADNAESPORITES; ASTERACEAE; AZOLLA; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; GABONISPORIS VIGOUROUXII; GYMNOSPERMAE; LAKIAPOLLIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OVATUS; POACEAE; PODOCARPACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA; SPINIZONOCOLPITES ECHINATUS;

EID: 72949108937     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0064-9     Document Type: Review

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