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Annual Report 1982-83 ANNUAL REPORT 1982-83 BIRBAl SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY lUCKNOW ANNUAL REPORT 1982-83 BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY LUCKNOW CONTENTS Page Introduction Governing Body Representation on Committees/Boards 3 Research 6 Department of Kon-vascular Plants 6 Department of Palaeophytic Evolutionary Botany II Department of :.\fesophytic Evolutionary Botany 11 16 Departmen t of Cenophytic Evolutionary Botany Department of Quaccnlary Biogeography & Archaeo- botany 22 Department of Pre-Gondwana & Gondwana Palynostratigraphy 30 Department of Post-Gondwana Palynostratigraphy of Peninsular India 36 Department of Post-Gondwana Palynostratigraphy of Extra-peninsular India .. 40 Department of Planktonology 46 Department of Biodiagenesis 48 Department of Radiometric Dating 55 Research in Colla bora tion 57 Birhal Sahni Research Scholars 62 Theses Submitted 65 Papers Published 66 Field Work 72 Group Discussions .. 76 Papers read at Symposia. Conferenceio: ~Ieetings, ett:. 77 Lectures given outside the Institute 80 Training provided to Outsiders 80 Page Technical Assistance to Outsiders 80 Deputation/Training/Study Abroad 82 Publication & Information Section 83 Publication 83 Library 84 Museum 86 Herbarium 92 Garden 94 Distinguished Visitors 94 Hil bal Sahni Professorship 95 Visi ting Sci--"TI t ist 95 Founder's Day Celebrations 96 The Stall (as on 1.4.1982) 96 Appointments and Promotions 103 Committees 105 Finance & Building Committee 105 R esea rch Advisory Council _. 106 Building & Garden Committee 107 Dark Room Committee 107 Herbarium Committee 108 Inchargc Vehicles & Guest House 108 Maintenance Committee 108 Museum Committee 108 Procurement & Quality Control Committee 108 Publication & Information Committee .. 108 Can teen Committee 109 Auditor's Report III Statement of Accounts for 1982·83 Introduction The Institute is devoted to the promotion of higher study and research in the varied aspects of Palaeobotany. The advanced palaeobotanical knowledge, so obtained, is also disseminated all over the world. The research activities at the Institute are carried out under various projects in the following 11 departments: I. Department of Non-vascular Plants 2. Department of Palaeophytie Evolutionary Botany 3. Department of Mesophytic Evolutionary Botany 4. Department of Cenophytic Evolutionary Botany 5. Department of Quaternary Biogeography and Archaeo• botany 6. Department of Pre-Gondwana and Gondwana Palyno• stratigraphy 7. Department of Post-Gondwana Palynostratigraphy of Peninsular India 8. Department of Post·Gondwana Palynostratigraphy of Extra-peninsular India 9. Department of Planktonology 10. Department of biodiagenesi:: 11. Department of Radiometric Dating Some of the outstanding achievements made during the year are as under; A new type of possible seed-bearing fertile organ and a new ginkgoalean type of leaf have been reported from the Handappa (i) beds. On the basis of lithology and a fossil assemblage, a new formation, i. e. Pachwara Formation, has been recognised. The Barakar assemblage revealed the dominance of Glossopteris with narrow mesh forms..•while the Pachwara Formation is characteri• sed by the open mesh forms of Glossopt!ris and diversified petrido• phytes. A new species each of Sphenobaiera and Yabiella have been described from the Tiki Formation. A Podocarpaceous wood has been recorded for the first time from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Malabar Hills, which shows that this family was present during the early Tertiary period in the Indian subcontinent. Plant raised from the seeds of Eleusine coracana subsp. ajricaJlQ discovered for the first time from India has been found to he tetraploid. The prominent occurrence of the genus DenJipollenites in the Madhuban area sediments revealed. a relatively earlier deterioration of climate during late Permian in the Peninsular India. The study of Arabian Sea surface sediments indicated that the recovered fungal fruiting bodies were the common para• sites on the tropical forests along the Western Coast of India. Palynological studies of the Tertiary sediments of Lower Assam sugt:{ested that a warm and humid climate prevailed during the• Palaeocene.Eocene time. The nann080ra and the sedimento• logical parameters of a middle Eocene Section in Kachchh area revealed extremely high hydrocarbon potential. Seven palyno• zones have been recognised in the '"VestBokaro Coalfield. The dating of glauconite samples by fission track method has been found useful in dating the sedimentary deposits of widely different ages. Peat and carbonaceous samples pertaining to neotectonic movement along the outer Himalayan thrust/fault planes have been dated to 20,660 ± 450 yr" 28,100 ± 1,850 yr,. and 40,000 yr,. Governing Body <Cbajrman Professor A. K. Sharma, F.N.A., Botany Department, Calcutta University, Calcutta 700019 Mem.bers Shrimati Savitri Sahni, -686, Birbal Sahni M arg, Lucknow 226 007 Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 016 Joint Secretary (Finance), Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New :\1ehrauli Road, New Delhi 1I0 016 Professor H. Y. Mohan Ram, F.N.A., Botany Department, Delhi University, Delhi 110 007 Shr; S. N. Talukdar, Member (Exploration), Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Dehra Dun Professor R. C. Misra, F.N.A., Ram Krishna Marg, Faizabad Road, Lucknow 226 007 2 Director·General, Geological Survey of India, 27, Jawahar1al Nehru Road, Calcutta 700 013 Dircctor·General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi 110 001 Director, Botanical Survey of India, P. O. Botanic Gardens, Sibpur, Howrah 711 103 Professor B. S. Trivedi, F.N.A., Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow 226 007 Dr S. C. D. Sah, Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Gen. Mahadev Singh Road, Dehradun 248 006 Professor J. N. Rai, (Nominee of the Vice-Chancel1.or) Lucknow University, Lucknow 226 007 Secretary Dr M. N. Bose, F.N.A., Director, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 226 007 Assistant Secretary (Non·Member) Shri Gurcharan Singh, 3 Registrar, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lueknow 226 007 Representation on Committees/Boards Anand Prakash Treasurerl Indian Association of Palynostratigraphers Archana Tripathi Member, Executive Committee, Palaeobotanical Society Nilambar Awasthi Editor, Geophytology M. N. Bose Member, Research Advisory Com• mittee, Wadia Institute of Hima• layan Geology Chairman, Editorial Board, The Palaeebotanist i\Iember, Editorial Board, Palaean• tographiea Anil Chandra Member, Executive Committee, Palaeobotanical Society H. P. Gupta Business Manager, Indian Associa• tion of Palynostratigraphers K. P.Jain Secretary, Indian Association of Palynostratigra phers Joint Secretary, Palaeontological Society of India R. K. Kar Joint Secretary, Palaeobotanical Society Joint Secretary, Organising Com• mittee, 5th Indian Geophytologi• cal Cor ference 4 H. A. Khan Secretary, Palynological Society of India R. N. Lakhanpal Chief Editor, 'The Palaeobotanist' President, Palaeobotanical Society Member, Executive Committee. In• ternational Association for Angio• sperm Palaeobotany H. K. Maheshwari )'Icmber, Committee for Fossil Plants, International Association for Plant Texonomy Member, Steering Committee, lAP Symposium on "Cretaceous of India: Palaeoecology, palaeogeo• graphy and time boundaries Editor, 'The Palaeobotanist' Editor, Indian Association of Paly• nostra tigra phers P. K. Maithy ~Iember, Editorial Board, 'Geoviews' Member) Organising Committee, 5th Geophytological Conference Convener, Symposium on Precam• brian and Lower Palaeozoic Bio· stratigraphy G. K. B. Navale Member, International Committee of Coal Petrology Member J International Sub-com• mittee on Gondwana Coal ICCP Nlember International Commission on Coal and Lignite Nomenclature and Analysis Member, International Commissions 011 ACPG and ACPI Member, Editorial Board, 'Coal Geology' Joint Secretary. Organising Com• mittee of Indian Coal Petrology U. Prakash Regional Represen tative for India, International Association for Angiosperm Palaeobotany H. P. Singh Secretary, The Palaeobotanical Society Organising Secretary, 5th Indian Geophytological Conference l\Iemher, Editorial Board, 'Geo~ phytology' Suresh C. Srivastava Editor, 'Geophytology' R. S. Tiwari Chief Editor, 'Geophytology' Chief Editor, 'Valla'palik Club News-Letter' Editor, lThe Palaeobotanist' Vishllu-~1ittre i\1ember, Centre Advisory Board of Archaeology 1\1ember, Committee of Research Studies, Burclwan University l\1ember, Executive Council, Indian Aerobiological Society Consultan t, Departmen t of Environ4 ment and Ecology, U. P. State 6 Research Department of Non-Vascular Plants Project Palaeobiology of Vindhyall Supergroup and its equivalent formfltions Objective To stud), biota and orgono-sedimentary structures from Precambrian rocks aud their significance ill stratigraphy Biota comprising Chitinozoa, scolccodonts, algae (Cyanophy• ceae) and Cryptarchs from the Vindhyans exposed around Dala• Chopan has been recorded. Chitinozoa and scolecodonts are recorded for the first time. The Chitinozoa are Desmochitino, Sphaerochitina and Rhabdochae/inia. The algal remains are: Huronispora, Palaeo• anaeystis, Myxococcoidu, Sphaerophycus, Corymbococcus, Gloeocapsomorpha, Oscillatoriopsis, Siphonoplrycus, Palaeolyngbya, Eomyeetopsis, Gunjlintia, PalaeoJeytonema and GhoJ!lio. The cryptarchs are: Protosphoeridium~ LophoJphaeridium, OT)lgmatoJphoeridlUm, Xildinella, Granomarginola, Nuctl/osphaeridium. Pulvinomorpha and PttroJplfmoJimorpha.
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