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First report of Acanthochaetetes (Porifera: Demospongiae) from the Cretaceous Khalsi Formation, Ladakh Himalaya, India

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Prasenjit Barman Open the ORCID record for Prasenjit Barman [Opens in a new window] ,
Francisco Sánchez-Beristain ,
Shruti Ranjan Mishra ,
Mohd Ibrahim ,
Narendra Kumar Swami ,
Mukesh Bamniya  and
Shailendra Singh
Prasenjit Barman*
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow226024, India , , , , , Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi221005, India
Francisco Sánchez-Beristain
Affiliation:
Museo de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, CDMX, Mexico
Shruti Ranjan Mishra
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow226024, India , , , , ,
Mohd Ibrahim
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow226024, India , , , , ,
Narendra Kumar Swami
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow226024, India , , , , ,
Mukesh Bamniya
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow226024, India , , , , ,
Shailendra Singh
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow226024, India , , , , ,
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Abstract

The Cretaceous chaetetid sponge Acanthochaetetes huauclillensis Sánchez-Beristain and García-Barrera is reported for the first time from the Aptian–Cenomanian Khalsi Formation, Ladakh Himalaya, India. Its low- to high-domical growth form could suggest an adaptation to either an environment with constant sedimentation rates, or to an irregular substrate. However, these growth forms also may indicate an absence of important environmental/sedimentological changes during the lifespan of the sponges. In addition, the growth form of this species suggests a calm, non-turbulent, reef-like microenvironment. Along with the other faunal assemblages, such as the rudists, corals, and the gastropod Nerinea, A. huauclillensis indicates a tropical to subtropical shallow marine carbonate platform setting. This new finding extends its stratigraphic range from the upper Hauterivian to the Aptian–Cenomanian interval in the eastern Tethyan realm.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 95 , Issue 6 , November 2021 , pp. 1138 - 1146
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