Nilkanth: Ypresian, India

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis rafinesquei Kumar and Loyal 1987
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae
Subathunura casieri Kumar and Loyal 1987
see common names

Geography
Country:India
Coordinates: 30.1° North, 78.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.3° North, 70.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Ypresian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Subathu
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green "shale"
Secondary lithology:black,gray lime mudstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Neelkanth
Database number:91315
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2009-09-14 13:45:12 Last modified:2009-09-14 16:45:12
Access level:the public Released:2009-09-14 13:45:11
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

30703. K. Kumar. 1989. A report on the occurrence of microvertebrates in the Subathu Formation (Montian-Early Lutetian) near Nilkanth, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Current Science 58(13):743-746 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]