Funalichnus bhubani isp. nov. from Bhuban Formation,Surma Group (Lower -Middle Miocene) of Aizawl,Mizoram, India |
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| Authors: | Raghavendra Prasad Tiwari Chinmoy Rajkonwar Satish Jaychandbhai Patel |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.; 2. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.; The Evergreen State College, United States of America, |
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| Abstract: | A new ichnospecies of the ichnogenus Funalichnus Pokorný is described from the Middle Bhuban Unit, Bhuban Formation, Surma Group (Lower - Middle Miocene) of Aizawl, Mizoram, India. Funalichnus bhubani isp. Nov. Is a large burrow displaying cylindrical segments that are oriented nearly perpendicular to the bedding plane. The new ichnospecies can be identified on the basis of general form, size, unlined passive filling and twisted rod-like structure. The association of Funalichnus bhubani isp. Nov. With Arenicolites, Diplocraterion, Ophiomorpha Psilonichnus Skolithos and Thalassinoides points to its bathymetric restriction. The deep extension of the burrow in clastic sediments provides a favourable condition for preservation in the shoreface environment and occurrence in fine- to medium-grained clastic sediments may be a preservational preference. |
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