Matanomadh (Eocene of India)

Where: Gujarat, India (23.5° N, 69.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 60.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Laki Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• "Supra-Trappean" (Lakhanpal et al. 1976)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. N. Lakhanpal, H. K. Maheshwari, and N. Awasthi. 1976. A Catalogue of Indian Fossil Plants. 1-318 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 224627: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 24.03.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceaesporites sp.
Trilatiporites
  -
Trilatiporites kutchensis n. sp.
Trilatiporites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Pseudosphaerialites senii
  -
Pseudosphaerialites senii n. gen. n. sp.
Pseudosphaerialites senii n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Punctatisporites
  -
? Punctatisporites sp.
? Punctatisporites sp. Potonié and Kremp 1954
Polybrevicolporites antiquum
  -
Polybrevicolporites antiquum
Polybrevicolporites cephalus
  -
Polybrevicolporites cephalus n. sp.
Polybrevicolporites cephalus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Cryptopolyporites cryptus
  -
Cryptopolyporites cryptus n. gen. n. sp.
Cryptopolyporites cryptus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Dicotyledoneae
  -
Stephanocolpites nadhamunii n. sp., Stephanocolpites cf. arcotense, Stephanocolpites granulatus n. sp., Stephanocolpites globatus n. sp., Stephanocolpites flavatus n. sp.
Stephanocolpites nadhamunii n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Stephanocolpites granulatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Stephanocolpites globatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Stephanocolpites flavatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Myrtales - Sonneratiaceae
Sonneratioipollis bellus n. gen. n. sp.
Sonneratioipollis bellus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocoipollenites minutus n. sp., Symplocoipollenites kutchensis n. sp.
Symplocoipollenites minutus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 sweetleaf
Symplocoipollenites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 sweetleaf
Angiospermae
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Palaeocoprosmadites arcotense
Palaeocoprosmadites arcotense Ramanujam 1966 coffee
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Umbelliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp., Umbelliferoipollenites constrictus n. sp.
Umbelliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Umbelliferoipollenites constrictus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites sp.
Tricolpites sp. Couper 1953
 Poales - Poaceae
Monoporopollenites sp.
Monoporopollenites sp. Meyer 1956 grass
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Palmaepollenites kutchensis n. sp., Palmaepollenites nadhamunii n. sp.
Palmaepollenites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 palm
Palmaepollenites nadhamunii n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 palm
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliacidites ellipticus n. sp., Liliacidites baculatus n. sp.
Liliacidites ellipticus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Liliacidites baculatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Margocolporites sitholeyi, Margocolporites sahnii, Margocolporites tsukadae
Margocolporites sitholeyi Ramanujam 1966 legume
Margocolporites sahnii Ramanujam 1966 legume
Margocolporites tsukadae Ramanujam 1966 legume
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Cupuliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp.
Cupuliferoipollenites ovatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Malvales -
Lakiapollis matanamadhensis n. sp., Lakiapollis ovatus n. sp.
Lakiapollis matanamadhensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Lakiapollis ovatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeoipollis sp., Nymphaeoipollis flavatus n. sp., Nymphaeoipollis marginatus n. sp.
Nymphaeoipollis sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 water lily
Nymphaeoipollis flavatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 water lily
Nymphaeoipollis marginatus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969 water lily
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Callialasporites lenticularis
Callialasporites lenticularis Döring 1961 podocarp
Magnoliopsida
  -
Araliaceoipollenites matanamadhensis n. sp., Rhoipites kutchensis n. sp., Ailanthipites sp.
Araliaceoipollenites matanamadhensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Rhoipites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Ailanthipites sp. Wodehouse 1933
Sphagnaceae
  - Sphagnaceae
cf. Sphagnumsporites sp.
Rostriapollenites kutchensis
  -
Rostriapollenites kutchensis n. gen. n. sp.
Rostriapollenites kutchensis n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Intrapunctisporites
  -
Intrapunctisporites apunctis
Hippocrateaceaedites
  -
Hippocrateaceaedites sp.
Hippocrateaceaedites sp. Ramanujam 1966
Nyssapollenites
  -
Nyssapollenites kutchensis n. sp.
Nyssapollenites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Sastriipollenites trilobatus
  -
Sastriipollenites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp.
Sastriipollenites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Sphaerialites ovatus
  -
Sphaerialites ovatus n. gen. n. sp.
Sphaerialites ovatus n. gen. n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Verrumonoletes
  -
Verrumonoletes sp.
Verrumonoletes sp. Van der Hammen 1956
Clavatricolporoidites trilobatus
  -
Clavatricolporoidites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp.
Clavatricolporoidites trilobatus n. gen. n. sp. Mathur 1966
Pseudonothofagidites kutchensis
  -
Pseudonothofagidites kutchensis n. sp.
Pseudonothofagidites kutchensis n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Pseudonothofagidites cerebrus
  -
Pseudonothofagidites cerebrus n. sp.
Pseudonothofagidites cerebrus n. sp. Venkatachala and Kar 1969
 Ascomycota - Microthyriaceae
"Phragmothyrites eocaenicus" = Phragmothyrites eocaenica
"Phragmothyrites eocaenicus" = Phragmothyrites eocaenica Edwards 1922