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Palynomorphs of Gondwanic affinities in the Oligo-Miocene sediments of Kargil Molasse Group, Ladakh, India
| Content Provider | Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany |
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| Author | Kumar, Madhav Ghosh, Amit K. Ram-Awatar Mehrotra, R.C. |
| Abstract | The Kargil Molasse Group of northwest Ladakh Himalaya is divided into Kargil, Tharumsa and Pashkyum formations, composed mainly of sandstone, mudstone, siliceous clay and grey to dark brown carbonaceous shale. Plant fossils recorded in these sequences are represented by angiosperm leaf impressions, pteridophytic spores, gymnosperm and angiosperm pollen grains, algal and fungal remains and gyrogonites of charophytes. The present study deals with reworked palynofloraof Gondwanic affinity of late Permian (Tatarian) and early Triassic (Scythian) age embodied in the l ate Cenozoic sediments of Tharumsa Formation of northwest Himalaya. The occurrence of reworked palynomorphs in the younger sediments is very significant. It can be interpreted that Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Tethyan sediments, deposited along thenorthern margin of Indian Plate, were transported and eroded and eventually got accumulated in the Tharumsa Formationduring the process of orogenesis in this region. |
| Starting Page | 165 |
| Ending Page | 176 |
| File Format | |
| Volume Number | 61 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Reworked palynomorphs Kargil Molasse Tharumsa Formation Miocene Ladakh |
| Content Type | Text |
| Educational Use | Research Reading |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
| Subject | Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms |
