Late Palaeocene- Early Eocene Morozovella from Pondicherry Area, Cauvery Basin, Southern India

Authors: Bhargava Sharma C S , Chethan Kumar S and N Malarkodi

Volume 2, Issue 1

Abstract

This paper records the occurrence of fourteen species of well-preserved planktonic foraminiferal genus Morozovella viz., Morozovella aequa, M. angulata, M. subbotinae, M. gracilis, M. velascoensis, M. formosa, M. apanthesma, M. acutispira, M. praeangulata, M. occlusa, M. acuta, M. conicotruncata,, M. lensiformis, and M. crater from several outcrops sections in the Pondicherry area, southern India. The recorded planktonic foraminiferal genus is useful for biostratigraphic purpose and indicates late Palaeocene-early Eocene (P3-E4 Zone) for the study area. These species are distinctive of tropical and subtropical environments of late Palaeocene and early Eocene

Keywords: Morozovella Foraminifera; Pondicherry; Palaeocene; Eocene; Cauvery Basin; Southern India

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