NAME Trichothyrites siwalikus
AGE Middle Miocene.   AGE span: 15.97...11.608 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Ascomycetes, Microthyriales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Phadtare NR. 1989. Palaeoecologic significance of some fungi from the Miocene of Tanakpur (U. P.) India; Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v. 59, p. 127-131.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY T. siwalikus Phadtare 1989, p. 128, fig. 5.
LOCATION Lower Siwaliks exposed along the Kali River section near Thuli Gad, about 18 km NE of Tanakpur, India.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Ascomata of variable sizes, slightly to distinctly eccentric, profusely and deeply lobed along periphery, ostiolate, radiate; individual cells distally porate, rectangular, elongated along the radius, thinning towards the periphery, mycelium lacking.
COMMENTS* Different species of the genus Trichothyrites have been reported from Indian Tertiary exposures. T. denticulatus reported from Warkalli (Ramanujam & Rao, 1973) has denticulate projections inside the ostiole cavity. Kar & Saxena (1976) and Phadtare (1982) have reported T. amorphus from the Matanomadh Formation and Ratnagiri lignite, respectively, with an amorphous nature. The morphotype described above can be differentiated from other species of this genus by its distinctly lobed and excentric nature. This new taxon is named after the Siwaliks from where it has been reported for the first time.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Phadtare NR. 1989. Palaeoecologic significance of some fungi from the Miocene of Tanakpur (U. P.) India; Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v. 59, p. 127-131.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Trichothyrites siwalikus
SERIAL NUMBER 1743
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