• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Late Maastrichtian-Danian nannoplankton from basal Subathu of Dharampur, Simla Himalaya, India-Palaeogeographic implications
  • Contributor: Jafar, Syed A.; Kapoor, P.
  • imprint: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 1988
  • Published in: Journal of Palaeosciences
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.54991/jop.1988.1605
  • ISSN: 2583-4266
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  • Description: <jats:p>The discovery of Danian calcareous nannoplankton of combined NP3-NP4: Chiasmolithus danicus/Ellipsolithus macellus zones from apparently unproductive Subathu of Dharampur, offers new scope for high resolution dating; reworked nannofloral elements of Late Maastrichtian (Micula mura Zone of low-mid latitudes) demand the fixing of lower age limit of Subathu Formation straddling K/T boundary. This may signify an event permitting the entry of Assam-Arakan sea along the lesser Himalayan rift via Arunachal during Late Maastrichtian.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access