B. Phartiyal, S. Nawaz Ali, Anupam Sharma, Shailesh Agrawal, D. Nag, P. Tiwari, Mohan Kumar, P. Morthekai, P. Govil, B. Thakur, R. Bhushan, P. S. Jena, A. Shivam
{"title":"Palaeoclimatic variability during last eight millennia from a morainal lake in Zanskar, northwest Himalaya, India","authors":"B. Phartiyal, S. Nawaz Ali, Anupam Sharma, Shailesh Agrawal, D. Nag, P. Tiwari, Mohan Kumar, P. Morthekai, P. Govil, B. Thakur, R. Bhushan, P. S. Jena, A. Shivam","doi":"10.54991/jop.2022.545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2022.545","url":null,"abstract":"Centennial–scale palaeoenvironmental variability has been deduced during past eight millennia using multi–proxy study (textural analysis, environmental magnetic parameters, stable carbon isotopes, palynofacies and elemental concentration), from Khangok–Padam in Zanskar Valley, northwest Himalaya. The multi–proxy record from this morainal lake spanning last ~8200 cal years BP has revealed four hydroclimatic phases. The overall progressively improving hydroclimatic trend is indicated by multi proxy study: sediment size/texture (as a proxy for the energy condition and depositional environment), mineral magnetism (proxy for sediment flux or lithogenic input and lithologic variation), carbon isotope signature (δ13Corg) preserved in organic constituents of sediments (a proxy for palaeovegetation and climate change), elemental geochemistry (proxy for weathering and erosion) and selected samples for palynofacies data (a proxy for changes in biological organic matter). This improving hydroclimatic trend is however punctuated by an abrupt wet spell at ~6200–5200 cal years BP and relatively drier climate during the Little Ice Age between 1400 and 1900 CE. The main driving force implicated for the changes are seen to be the solar output variations. The area lying in a transitional climatic zone of NW Himalaya shows no emphatic record of the events like the 4200 cal. years BP, 2600 cal. years BP and Holocene Climatic Optima. Contrary to the earlier studies in the region (e.g., Tsokar and TsoMorari), our results show an improving hydroclimatic condition in this transition climatic zone between the Indian Summer Monsoon dominated Higher and westerly dominated Trans Himalaya.","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116706606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Swati Tripathi, A. Pandey, A. Saxena, Neelam Das, A. Bhandari, Ipsita Roy, Priyanka Joshi, S. Singh, G. Singh, Nidhi Tomar, Priyadarshini Agnihotri, D. P. Mishra
{"title":"28th Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy","authors":"Swati Tripathi, A. Pandey, A. Saxena, Neelam Das, A. Bhandari, Ipsita Roy, Priyanka Joshi, S. Singh, G. Singh, Nidhi Tomar, Priyadarshini Agnihotri, D. P. Mishra","doi":"10.54991/jop.2022.999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2022.999","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>NA</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125995557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin A. J. Williams, M. R. Snow, Peter G. Self, M. Raven, E. Cowan
{"title":"Depositional environments in the White Nile Valley during the last 300,000 years","authors":"Martin A. J. Williams, M. R. Snow, Peter G. Self, M. Raven, E. Cowan","doi":"10.54991/jop.2022.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2022.36","url":null,"abstract":"Before regulation, the White Nile contributed 83% of the low water flow to the main Nile and was responsible for maintaining the Nile as a perennial river during times of drought in Ethiopia. Two key unresolved questions relating to the White Nile are:\u0000 (a) When did the White Nile first join the main Nile?\u0000 (b) What type of sediment did the White Nile contribute to the main Nile?\u0000The answer to the first question has important implications for our understanding of hydro–climatic and tectonic events in the Ugandan Lake Plateau. The answer to the second question is essential for correctly interpreting the sedimentary record preserved in the Nile deep sea fan in the eastern Mediterranean. Our work has shown for the first time that the White Nile has been transporting smectite–rich sediments from the time of its probable inception over 240 ka ago and possibly since about 400 ka. Our analysis of the heavy mineral assemblages in White Nile alluvial sediments provides strong support for a source in the Lake Plateau region of Uganda. The White Nile was flowing from Uganda by at least 240 ka and very likely from about 400 ka.","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124435443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1st Indian Quaternary Congress (IQC)– 2022 Organized by the Association of Quaternary Researchers (AoQR)","authors":"Anil Kumar, P. Bisht","doi":"10.54991/jop.2022.670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2022.670","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>NA</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115593889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Internal structure of Cambrian vendobionts Arumberia, Hallidaya, and Noffkarkys preserved by clay in Montana, USA","authors":"G. Retallack","doi":"10.54991/jop.2022.539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2022.539","url":null,"abstract":"Quilted fossils known as vendobionts have remained enigmatic because preserved as unrevealing impressions in sandstone, for example, Arumberia banksi Glaessner & Walter, Noffkarkys storaasli Retallack & Broz, and Hallidaya brueri (Wade) Retallack & Broz from the Ediacaran to Cambrian, Grant Bluff and Arumbera formations of central Australia. These same species are reported here in shaley facies of the Early Cambrian Flathead Sandstone of Fishtrap Lake, Montana. These fossils preserved in three dimensions are infiltrated by clay and confirm that each taxon has distinctive internal chambers reflecting segmentation seen on the surface. Sedimentary structures, petrography and geochemistry of the Montana sediments are evidence that Arumberia, Noffkarkys and Hallidaya lived on supratidal flats of a wave-protected rock-bound estuary unaffected by marine bioturbation, and represent intertidal to supratidal ecosystems widespread from the Ediacaran to Cambrian.","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122798753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Palynology of the North Karanpura basin, Bihar, India 4. Subsurface Palynology of the bore-hole no. K.5","authors":"R. K. Kar","doi":"10.54991/jop.1968.534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1968.534","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper deals with subsurface Palynology of Barakar Stage and Barren Measures present in the bore-hole no. K.5, located in the Baral-Raniganj-Kevendai area, North Karanpura basin (Sheet no. 73E/1), Bihar, India. 34 dispersed spore pollen genera and 39 species have been recovered from Barakar Stage while Barren Measures have yielded 51 genera and 67 species. The palynological assemblage of both Stages comprises trilete, monolete, monosaccate, bisaccate, polysaccate, polyplicate and colpate spores-pollen. The palynological assemblage of Barren Measures have been subdivided into three palynological zones on the basis of percentage of spores-pollen in the material.","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121581116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Palynology of the Umia plant beds of Kutch, W. India - 2. Bhuj exposures near Walkamata, Kutch district, Gujarat state - Systematic palynology","authors":"B. S. Venkatachala","doi":"10.54991/jop.1968.533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1968.533","url":null,"abstract":"The dispersed spore-pollen genera recovered from the Bhuj exposures near Walkamata are referred to 42 spore-pollen genera and 59 species. Microforaminifera and Hystrichosphaerids recovered from the sediments have been figured. The geological distributions of the species are also tabulated in the present paper.","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122216478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fossil woods of Leguminosae and Anacardiaceae from the Tertiary of Assam","authors":"U. Prakash, P. P. Tripathi","doi":"10.54991/jop.1968.535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1968.535","url":null,"abstract":"Three fossil woods from the Tertiary of Assam are described here. One, resembling the modern wood of Lannea, is from a road cutting at mile-stone 9 on Dimapur-Diphu road in Mikir Hills, and the others comparable with Adenanthera and Swintonia are from near the town of Hailakandi (24°26'N; 92°32'E) in district Cachar. Recently, these have been briefly described by us (Prakash & Tripathi, 1967, 1968).","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127877539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correlation of coal seams in Chirimiri coalfield, M.P., on the basis of sporae dispersae","authors":"D. Bhardwaj, S. C. Srivastava","doi":"10.54991/jop.1968.537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1968.537","url":null,"abstract":"Fifteen samples of coal collected from different parts of Chirimiri Coalfield, M.P., have been sporologically investigated. The qualitative and quantitative composition of the samples at generic level indicates that the general dominance is constituted by Lophotriletes, Microbaculispora, Indotriradites and Sulcatisporites. In addition to these, Horriditriletes, Retusotriletes, Potonieisporites, Faunipollenites and Ginkgocycadophytus are characteristically associated with the dominants. The association of these genera has enabled segregation of the samples into three assemblages. Assemblage A is dominated by Microbaculispora. Assemblage B is dominated by Microbaculispora in association with Indotriradites and Assemblage C has the dominance of Microbaculispora associated with Retusotriletes and Potonieisporites. It is suggested that the samples represent three coal seams corresponding to Assemblages A, B & C. \u0000The succession of mioflora in Chirimiri coalfield has been found to show general similarity with the succession of the three older coal seams in the northern part of Korba coalfield. The age of Chirimiri coal deposits is suggested as Lower Barakar.","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127956221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sur la presence d'un bois de meliacees dans le tertiaire du fezzan oriental : Entandrophragmoxylon boureaui louvet","authors":"J. Koeniguer, P. Louvet","doi":"10.54991/jop.1968.536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1968.536","url":null,"abstract":"The fossil wood described in this paper (Entandrophragmoxylon boureaui Louvet, cotype, Meliacees), has been discovered in the Tertiary of the Libyan Desert (Eo-Oligocene of the Eastern Fezzan).","PeriodicalId":383463,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palaeosciences","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124254689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}