Nichahom (Pleistocene of India)

Where: Kashmir, India (34.4° N, 74.1° E: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 74.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

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 224715: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 31.03.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus wallichiana, Abies sp., Cedrus sp.
Pinus wallichiana Jackson 1938 blue pine
Abies sp. Miller 1754 fir
Cedrus sp. Trew 1757 cedar
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Balsaminaceae
Impatiens sp.
Impatiens sp. Linnaeus 1753 balsam
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus sp.
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer sp., Aesculus sp.
Acer sp. Linnaeus 1753 maple
Aesculus sp. Linnaeus 1753 soapberry
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans sp.
Juglans sp. Linnaeus 1753 walnut
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp., Alnus nepalensis, Corylus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Alnus nepalensis Don 1825 alder
Corylus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hazel
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus sp., Quercus dilatata, Quercus ilex
Quercus sp. Linnaeus 1753 oak
Quercus dilatata Lindley 1864 oak
Quercus ilex Linnaeus 1753 oak
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rosa sp.
Rosa sp. Linnaeus 1753 rose
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Ulmus sp.
Ulmus sp. Linnaeus 1753 elm
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp.
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp.
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae indet.
Polygonaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Fraxinus sp.
Fraxinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 ash
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Artemisia sp.
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 daisy
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum sp.
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum sp.
Myriophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil
Algae
  - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus sp.
Botryococcus sp. Kutzing 1849