Between Murattandichavadi and Kasipalayam (Neogene of India)

Also known as Kasippalaiyam

Where: Puducherry, India (12.0° N, 79.7° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 4.6° N, 78.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cuddalore Group, Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• 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 225463: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 10.05.2022

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Taxonomic list

Angiospermae
 Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae
Shoreoxylon indicum n. sp. Awasthi 1974
Shoreoxylon arcotense n. sp. Awasthi 1974
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Mangiferoxylon scleroticum n. gen. n. sp. Awasthi 1966 cashew
Glutoxylon burmense Holden 1916 cashew