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Intertidal foraminifera from the Savitri estuary, west coast, Maharashtra and their implications on the depositional environment

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The benthic foraminifera from the Savitri estuary are being reported for the first time. The faunal analyses reveal the occurrence of mixed assemblage. It is observed that Trochammina inflata is the most dominant species and appears to be the indigenous to mangrove environment.

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  1. Department of Geology, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune, 411 001, India

    Sangita M. Pachkhande

  2. Department of Geology, University of Pune, Pune, 411 007, India

    Prafull B. Kamble & Aditi Mookherjee

  3. Department of Geology, K.J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai, 400 077, India

    Nikhil A. Kavathankar

  4. Department of Geology and Petroleum Technology, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune, 411 001, India

    C. Rajshekhar

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Pachkhande, S.M., Kamble, P.B., Mookherjee, A. et al. Intertidal foraminifera from the Savitri estuary, west coast, Maharashtra and their implications on the depositional environment. J Geol Soc India 83, 71–75 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-014-0008-3

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