Palaeofloras from the Kota Formation, India: palaeodiversity and ecological implications

Chinnappa, Chopparapu; Rajanikanth, Annamraju; Kavali, Pauline Sabina

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Palaeofloras from the Kota Formation, India: palaeodiversity and ecological implications

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Chinnappa Chopparapu , Rajanikanth Annamraju , Kavali Pauline Sabina

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The Kota Formation of the Pranhita-Godavari Basin is well known for its fossil fauna and flora especially for its silicified woods. However, the palaeoflora and its palaeoclimatic significance within the formation are poorly known. In spite of the fact that the formation yields a rich fauna and flora chronostratigraphic problems still exist. The present study aims to analyze the palaeofloras from the Kota Formation to understand their diversity and palaeoecological significance. We also describe a new species Agathoxylon kotaense belonging to the conifer family Araucariaceae. Our study shows that the flora was dominated by conifers and that it is comparable to that of the ?Late Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous Gangapur Formation, Pranhita-Godavari Basin and that of the Rajmahal Formation of the Rajmahal hills. The growth ring pattern and leaf fossil assemblage suggest that the growth conditions were seasonal, but mostly stressed.

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Agathoxylon floral diversity palaeoecology Kota Formation India

Agathoxylon różnorodność florystyczna paleoekologia formacja Kota Indie

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Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

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Volumina Jurassica

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2019

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Vol. 17, no. 1

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1--16

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Bibliogr. 94 poz.

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Chinnappa Chopparapu

chinnabsip@gmail.com

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226 007

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Rajanikanth Annamraju

annamraju.rajanikanth@gmail.com

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226 007

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Kavali Pauline Sabina

paulinesabina@gmail.com

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226 007

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