The oldest birotule-bearing freshwater sponges from the Upper Cretaceous–lower Paleocene Deccan volcanic-associated sediments of India

The oldest birotule-bearing freshwater sponges from the Upper Cretaceous–lower Paleocene Deccan volcanic-associated sediments of India

A new fossil occurrence of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) is reported from the Deccan volcanic associated Naskal intertrappean locality, deposited in an interval of <100 kyr across the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) boundary. This is the oldest record of siliceous fossil birotule spic...

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Main Authors: BANDANA SAMANT, ROBERTO PRONZATO, DHANANJAY MAHENDRAKUMAR MOHABEY, TIZIANA CUBEDDU, GIACINTA ANGELA STOCCHINO, KRUTIKA JANGALE, PRANAY THALAL, ANUP DHOBALE, RENATA MANCONI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2023-03-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
porifera
palaeospongillidae
inland water sponges
conservative morphotraits
gemmules
siliceous skeleton
palaeobiodiversity
palaeogeography
cretaceous
paleocene
deccan traps
Online Access:https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app68/app010402022.pdf

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