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A foraminiferal assemblage comprising 30 species dominated by the family Vaginulinidae is recovered from the Chari Formation exposed at Keera Dome, Kutch. The paper presents a systematic account of eight species, reported for the first time form the Indian region. Preliminary interpretations regarding age and palaeoenvironment are drawn on the basis of the recovered foraminiferal assemblage. The assemblage supports a Callovian to Oxfordian age for the studied sequence. A near shore, open marine environment ranging from mid to outer shelf is interpreted on the basis of the foraminiferal assemblage.
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Talib, A., Gaur, K.N., Sisodia, A.K. et al. Foraminifera from jurassic sediments of Keera Dome, Kutch. J Geol Soc India 80, 667–675 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-012-0192-y
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