Mesozoic Ammonites from the Spong Valley, Zanskar, N. W. India

Authors

  • M. E. Brookfield
     Department of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
  • G. E. G. Westermann
     Department of Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Abstract

A Callovian-Oxfordian sphaeroceratid, (?) Prograyiceras, proves for the first time, the presence of Jurassic flysch in the allochthonous Spongtang Klippe. A berriasellid, Kilianella, similarly proves the presence of probable Valanginian in the autochthonous shelf sequence of the Zanskar range, and supports the presence of the (upper) Spiti Shale hitherto recognized in the area on lithological grounds.

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Volume 23, Issue 6, June 1982

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1982-06-01

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Brookfield, M. E., & Westermann, G. E. G. (1982). Mesozoic Ammonites from the Spong Valley, Zanskar, N. W. India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 23(6), 263–266. Retrieved from https://geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/65015

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