Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of Meso-Cenozoic Sequence of the 'Cauvery Basin, South India

Authors

  • Ranjit K. Banerji
     Institute of Petroleum Exploration, Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun
  • Radha Mohan
     Institute of Petroleum Exploration, Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun

Abstract

In this paper, an unified regional foraminiferal biostratigraphic zonation scheme for the Albian to Burdigalian sequence of the Cauvery Basin is presented. In all twenty-six zones and a number of sub-zones are delineated. Their typical sections, geographic extensions, important foraminifera and geologic age are described in detail. A number of faunal datum lines are also recognised. This type of zonation will serve as the basis of reference for the stratigraphic section, outcrop or sub-crop, of the entire Cauvery Basin as well as other sedimentary basins of India in terms of its precise and relative time-stratigraphic level.

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Volume 11, Issue 4, December 1970

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1970-12-01

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Banerji, R. K., & Mohan, R. (1970). Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of Meso-Cenozoic Sequence of the ’Cauvery Basin, South India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 11(4), 348–357. Retrieved from https://geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/61051

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