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Shella - Lakadong Limestone, Meghalaya, India
Formation | Shella |
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Member | Lakadong Limestone |
Age: | 66.0 - 48.6 Ma Paleogene |
Interval | Early Paleocene - Early Eocene |
Lithology | limestone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Meghalaya | Meghalaya, India | Shella - Lakadong Limestone |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Shella - Prang Limestone | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | 5 | |
Shella - Umlatdoh Limestone | 55.8 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | limestone | 5 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Distichoplax sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Distichoplax | 66 - 48.6 Ma Paleogene |
Jania sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Jania | 66 - 48.6 Ma Paleogene |
Lithophyllum sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Lithophyllum | 66 - 48.6 Ma Paleogene |
Sporolithon sp. genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Sporolithon | 66 - 48.6 Ma Paleogene |
References
Sarma A., Ghosh A. K. (2006) A new record of calcareous algae from Shella Formation (Jaintia Group) of South Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India, Current Science 90 9 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!