Journal of the Geological Society of India

, Volume 83, Issue 1, pp 38–46 | Cite as

Jurassic foraminifera from Jajiya Member, Jaisalmer Formation, Western Rajasthan

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Abstract

The Jajiya Member of Jaisalmer Formation yielded a foraminiferal assemblage comprising twenty-three species dominated by the family Vaginulinidae. An Oxfordian age is assigned to the foraminiferal assemblage based on the record of some characteristic Oxfordian species reported from different parts of the world. The foraminiferal assemblage suggests an open marine shelf environment of deposition.

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Foraminifera Jajiya Member Jaisalmer Formation Rajasthan Oxfordian 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of GeologyAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarhIndia

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