Evidence of wildfires in the Late Permian (Changsinghian) Zewan Formation of Kashmir, India

The first record of palaeo-wildfire evidence in the form of charcoal is documented from the Late Permian Zewan Formation of the Kashmir region, northwest Himalaya. This evidence is in the form of fragments of tracheids that show homogenized cell walls, a characteristic feature of charcoal. Consideri...

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Published in:Current science (Bangalore) 2016-02, Vol.110 (3), p.419-423
Main Authors: Jasper, André, Uhl, Dieter, Agnihotri, Deepa, Tewari, Rajni, Pandita, Sundeep K., Benicio, José Rafael Wanderley, Pires, Etiene Fabbrin, Da Rosa, Átila Augusto Stock, Bhat, Gulam D., Pillai, S. Suresh K.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Cell walls
Charcoal
Coal
Limestones
Marine deposition
Mass extinction events
RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Sediments
Shales
Tracheids
Wildfires
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Summary:The first record of palaeo-wildfire evidence in the form of charcoal is documented from the Late Permian Zewan Formation of the Kashmir region, northwest Himalaya. This evidence is in the form of fragments of tracheids that show homogenized cell walls, a characteristic feature of charcoal. Considering that palaeo-wildfire studies provide important palaeoecological information, the present study is significant, as it allows reconstructing new information about environmental conditions during the deposition of the sediments of the Late Permian Zewan Formation.
ISSN:0011-3891
DOI:10.18520/cs/v110/i3/419-423