A Triassic palynoflora from Pali Formation, South Rewa Gondwana Basin, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

The palynofloral assemblage, comprising 33 genera with 45 species, is recorded from the Upper Member of Pali Formation, exposed along Son-Chundi River Section in Shahdol District, M.P. The significant palynotaxa identified are— Densoisporites playfordii, Brachysaccus ovalis, Falcisporites stabilis, Krempipollenites vistitus, Tikisporites balmei, Lundbladispora brevicula, Chordasporites sp., Staurosaccites marginalis, Satsangisaccites nidpurensis, Samaropollenites speciosus and Goubinispora morondavensis. In comparison with known Triassic palynoassemblages of Peninsular India, the Son-Chundi palynoassemblage is assigned an Early to Middle Triassic. Stratigraphic relationships between the Pali and Tiki formations are also discussed.