Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate fossil record from India: palaeobiogeographical insights

• Main Authors: Prasad, Guntupalli V. R., Sahni, Ashok
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: GeoScienceWorld 2009
• Subjects: QE Geology; Gunnerus Ridge; Indian; Kerguelen; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://repository.ias.ac.in/43667/; http://bsgf.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/180/4/369

Geophysical data suggested a minimum of 35 Ma physical isolation for the Indian plate from the time of its separation from Madagascar around 88 Ma ago to its final collision with Asia in the Early-Middle Eocene (55-50 Ma ago). Such an extended period of segregation of any landmass is expected to res...