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- - A mayfly nymph fossil resembling the modern genus Teloganella has been discovered for the first time in the Indian subcontinent, specifically from the Gurha lignite mine in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
- - The fossil is from the Palana Formation, dating back to the late Paleocene-early Eocene period.
- - Due to challenges in identifying specific features, a new species called Teloganella gurhaensis has been established to classify this fossil, indicating its similarities with existing Teloganella species.
Article Abstract
A fossil of a mayfly nymph that shows similarities with the modern genus Teloganella Ulmer, 1939 of the family Teloganellidae is recorded for the first time from the Indian subcontinent. It is systematically described from the Gurha lignite mine of Bikaner, Rajasthan which belongs to the Palana Formation (late Paleocene-early Eocene). As assignment of the fossil to a modern species of Teloganella is difficult due to indistinguishable location of gills in the impression, a new species, Teloganella gurhaensis Agnihotri et al., sp. nov. is instituted to include this fossil naiad resembling the extant Teloganella.
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