Sambhar Salt Lake (Quaternary of India)

Where: Rajasthan, India (26.9° N, 75.2° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 26.4° N, 75.2° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Quaternary (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• "Late Quaternary" (Chauhan 1991)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: M. S. Chauhan. 1991. A Catalogue of Fossil Plants from India Part 6: Cenozoic (Quaternary) Palynology and Palaeobotany. 1-50 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 228785: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 06.01.2023

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Nymphaeales - Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea sp.
Nymphaea sp. Linnaeus 1753 water lily
Dicotyledoneae
 Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Capparis sp.
Capparis sp. Linnaeus 1753 caper
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Anogeissus pendula
Anogeissus pendula Edgeworth 1846
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini bush cherry
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
 Rosids - Moraceae
Morus sp.
Morus sp. Linnaeus 1753 mulberry
 Malvales - Neuradaceae
Neurada sp.
Neurada sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Corchorus sp., Grewia sp.
Corchorus sp. Linnaeus 1753 jute mallow
Grewia sp. Linnaeus 1753 crossberry
 Malvales - Bombacaceae
"Salmalia malabarica" = Bombax
"Salmalia malabarica" = Bombax cotton tree
 Sapindales - Meliaceae
Azadirachta indica
Azadirachta indica de Jussieu 1832 neem tree
 Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus sp.
Ailanthus sp. Desfontaines 1786
 Brassicales - Cleomaceae
Cleome sp.
Cleome sp. Linnaeus 1753 spider flower
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Betula sp., Alnus sp.
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Maytenus sp.
Maytenus sp. Molina 1782 bittersweet
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Ziziphus sp.
Ziziphus sp. Miller 1758 buckthorn
 Rosales - Mimosaceae
Mimosa rubicaulis, Prosopis cineraria
Mimosa rubicaulis Lamarck 1783
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Indigofera sp., Tephrosia sp., Bauhinia sp., Acacia sp., "Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae
Indigofera sp. Linnaeus 1753 legume
Tephrosia sp. Persoon 1807 hoary pea
Bauhinia sp. Linnaeus 1753 legume
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
 Malpighiales - Elatinaceae
Bergia sp.
Bergia sp. Linnaeus 1771 waterwort
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia sp.
Euphorbia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
 Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanum sp., Withania sp.
Solanum sp. Linnaeus 1753 nightshade
Withania sp. Pauquy 1825 nightshade
 Solanales - Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus sp.
Convolvulus sp. Linnaeus 1753 bindweed
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Calligonum sp., Polygonum sp.
Calligonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Tamaricaceae
Tamarix sp.
Tamarix sp. Linnaeus 1753 tamarisk
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Spergula rubra
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
 Asterales - Asteraceae
"Asteraceae indet." = Asteraceae, Artemisia sp., "Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae
"Asteraceae indet." = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 wormwood
"Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Boraginales - Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae indet., Trichodesma sp.
Boraginaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 borage
Trichodesma sp. Brown borage
 Lamiales - Bignoniaceae
Tecomella sp.
Tecomella sp. Seemann 1862 trumpet vine
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae indet., Justicia sp.
Acanthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 acanthus
Justicia sp. Linnaeus 1753 water-willow
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Oldenlandia sp.
Oldenlandia sp. Linnaeus 1753 coffee
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Arecaceae indet.
Arecaceae indet. von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha angustata
Typha angustata Bory de Saint-Vincent and Chaubard 1832 bulrush
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet., Cerealia indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp.
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Ephedra sp.
Ephedra sp. Linnaeus 1753 jointfir