1996-97 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

BSIP
Concluding function of
Golden Jubilee Celebrations­
Sri B.N. Swaroop, Adviser to
the Governor of Uuar Pradesh
lighting
the lamp.
Formation) also is indicated to be tropical-subtropical (warm and humid). Presence of
dinoflagellate cysts (Achomasphaera and Spinifera), mangrove and back-mangrove elements
(Paleosantalaceaepites and Malvacearumpollis) and coastal plants (Spinizonocolpites)
suggests near-shore environment of deposition.
In the subsurface sequence of Lakhpat bore hole, Kutch Basin the Nannoceratopsis
species, viz., N. dictyoambonis, N. ambonis and N. plegas, are recorded. This provides the
first microfossil evidence for Late Aalenian - Early Bajocian age in India.
The study of carbonised woods from Kerala Coast has shown presence of taxa
Dipterocarpus indicus, Sap indus trifoliatus, Rhus mysorensis, Albizia amara, Artocarpus
lakoocha, etc., which are new to the area. Their modern equivalents are distributed in Indo­
Malayan region and Myanmar indicating similar climate in Kerala Coast during deposition
of Warkali beds.
The cloves of garlic (Allium sativum) are discovered for the first time in South-East
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