Intertrappean Beds Explained
The Intertrappean Beds are a Late Cretaceous and Early Paleocene geologic formation in India. The beds are found as interbeds between Deccan Traps layers, including the slightly older Lameta Formation. The formation spans the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary, with a stratigraphic range of only a few hundred thousand years before and after the boundary, and a significant debate exists about whether specific sites belong to the Cretaceous or the Paleocene.[1] [2]
Many mostly fragmentary fossils, especially of small vertebrates, are known from the formation. Indeterminate theropod and pterosaur remains have been recovered from the formation, as well as dinosaur eggs.[3] [4] The mammal genera Deccanolestes, Sahnitherium, Bharattherium, Indoclemensia, Indotriconodon and Kharmerungulatum have been recovered from several localities.[5] The Bamanbor locality in Gujarat preserves articulated freshwater fish specimens. A rich plant flora is known from the formation.
Paleobiota
Fish
Invertebrate
Otolith-based taxa
Genus[14] | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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"Ambassidarum" | A. cappettai | Nagpur | | Otolith | An ambassid otolith. | |
"Apogonidarum" | A. curvatus | Naskal, Rangapur | | Otolith | A cardinalfish otolith. | |
"Blenniidarum" | B. sp | Rangapur | | Otolith | A blenny otolith. | |
?"Centropomidarum" | C. takliensis | Nagpur | | Otolith | A possible snook otolith. | |
"Clupeidarum" | C. valdiyai | Nagpur, Rangapur | | Otolith | A clupeid otolith. | |
C. sahnii | |
"Gonorhynchidarum" | G. rectangulus | Nagpur, Rangapur | | Otolith | A gonorynchid otolith. | |
"Heterotidinarum" | H. heterotoides | Naskal | | Otolith | An arapaimine otolith. | |
"Notopteridarum" | N. nolfi | Naskal, Rangapur, Cheemalagutta | | Otolith | A notopterid otolith. | |
"Osteoglossidarum" | O. deccanensis | Naskal, | | Otolith | An osteoglossid otolith. | |
O. intertrappus |
"Percoideorum" | P. citreum | Naskal, Nagpur, Rangapur | | Otolith | Percoid otoliths. | |
P. nagpurensis |
P. rangapurensis |
?"Pristolepidinarum" | P. jaegeri | Nag | | Otolith | A possible pristolepid otolith. | |
"Serranidarum" | S. sp. | Anjar | | Otolith | A serranid otolith. | | |
Amphibians
Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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Gobiatidae | incertae sedis | Naskal | | | A gobiatid frog. | |
"Hemisotidae"/"Leptodactylidae" | incertae sedis | Naskal | | | A frog of uncertain affinities. | |
Indobatrachus | I. pusillus | Worli Hill | | Multiple complete skeletons[15] | A frog of uncertain affinities. | |
Pelobatidae | incertae sedis | Nagpur | | | A pelobatid frog. | |
Ranoidea | incertae sedis | Naskal | | | A ranoid frog. | |
Costata | incertae sedis | | | | A costatan frog | | |
Turtles
Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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Carteremys | C. leithii | Worli Hill | | Carapace, plastron, skull and partial mandible | A turtle of uncertain affinities. | |
Sankuchemys | S. sethnai | Amboli Quarry[16] | | Skull | A bothremydid turtle. | | |
Lepidosaurs
Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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Acrosphenodontia | Incertae sedis | Naskal[17] | | Dentary with teeth. | An indeterminate rhynchocephalian. | |
"Agama" | A. sp. | Rangapur | | | An indeterminate agamid lizard. | |
Anguidae | Incertae sedis | Naskal | | | An indeterminate anguid lizard. | |
?Caudata | Incertae sedis | | | | A possible salamander. | |
?"Contogenys" | ?"C." sp. | Nagpur | | | An indeterminate scincomorph lizard. | |
Deccansaurus | D. palaeoindicus | Kesavi[18] | | Jaws & several osteoderms. | A scincoid lizard. | |
?"Exostinus" | "E." estestai | Nagpur | | | An indeterminate xenosaurid lizard. | |
"Eumeces" | "E." sp. | Rangapur | | | An indeterminate scincid lizard. | |
Indophis | I. sahnii | Naskal[19] | | Over 160 vertebrae. | A nigerophiid snake. | |
"Litakis" | "L." sp. | Nagpur | | | An indeterminate lizard. | |
"Pristiguana" | "P." sp. | Nagpur | | | An indeterminate iguanid lizard. | |
Serpentes | Incertae sedis | Naskal | | A trunk vertebra & left dentary. | A snake. | |
Serpentes | Incertae sedis | | | | Possibly a primitive form, | |
Madtsoiidae | Incertae sedis | | | Three individuals. | Madsoid snakes. | |
cf. Indophis | cf. I. sahnii | | | | Nigerophiidae snake. | |
Booidea | Incertae sedis | | | | Possibly a Booid snake. | | |
Crocodyliforms
Dinosaurs
Oogenera
Mammals
Flora
Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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Connaroxylon | C. dimorphum | Dhagaon, Mandla district[27] | | Wood | Affinities with Connaraceae. | |
Euphorbiotheca | E. deccanensis | | | | Fruit, member of Euphorbiaceae.[28] | |
Hyphaeneocarpon | | | | | Fruit, member of palm tribe Borasseae.[29] | |
Palmocarpon | | | | | Fruit, member of palm tribe Cocoseae.[30] | |
Palmoxylon | P. dindoriensis | | | | Wood, member of palm subfamily Coryphoideae.[31] | |
Pantocarpon | | | | | Fruit, member of Torricelliaceae.[32] | |
Phyllanthocarpon | P. singpurensis | | | | Fruit, member of Phyllanthaceae.[33] | |
Rhizopalamoxylon | | | | | Palm rhizome, close affinities to Nypa.[34] | |
Pediastrum | | | | | Algae.[35] | |
Lecaniella | | | | | Algae. | |
Pierceites | P. deccanensis | | | | A Dinocyst. | |
Aulacoseira | | | | | A Diatom. | |
Azolla | | | | | Member of Salviniaceae. | |
Crybelosporites | | | | | Member of Marsileaceae. | |
Sparganiaceaepollenites | | | | | Pollen grains, Member of Sparganiaceae/Typhaceae. | |
Marsilea | | | | | Member Marsileaceae. | |
Regnellidium | | | | | Member of Marsileaceae. | |
Nymphaeaceae indet. | | | | | | |
Typhaceae indet. | | | | | | |
Liliaceae indet. | | | | | | |
Acanthaceae indet. | | | | | | |
Pontederiaceae indet. | | | | | | |
Ovoidites | | | | | Member of Zygnemataceae. | |
Gabonisporis | | | | | Pollen grains, member of Marsileaceae. | |
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See also
References
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