Oxfordian (Jurassic) mayaitid (ammonite) dispersal in the Tibetan Himalaya as the first signal of the establishment of the Indo-Austral subrealm

Abstract New fossil collections in the Lanongla area, Tibetan Himalaya enables the establishment of the Upper Jurassic ammonoid succession. Middle Oxfordian ammonite-fauna is characterized by endemic epimayaitids with a marine deepening event, suggesting a high stand of sea level in the Tibetan Himalaya. Distribution of mayaitids around the Eastern Gondwana can be regarded as the first signal of the Indo-Austral Subrealm that was progressively established during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous times.

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