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Figure 1.
(A) Geological map of the Himalaya showing location of Trans-Himalayan Plutonic Belt, suture zones, and major boundary thrusts of Himalaya. (B) Detail of western Himalaya showing extension of Indus-Shyok sutures in Kohistan-Ladakh block and Karakoram Terrane of India; Location of early Permian Gondwanic palynomorphs bearing outcrops near Tirit Bridge and Skuru along the Shyok Suture Zone of Northern Ladakh (modified after Kirstein et al., 2006). (C) Photograph showing the tectonic juxtaposition of Gondwanic palynomorphs bearing outcrop across a geological section near Tirit Bridge. (D) Field photograph of Gondwanic palynomorphs bearing highly cleaved outcrop of pebbly mudstone near the village of Skuru. (E) Close-up of outcrop (D) showing dark gray to black fragmentary remains of unidentifiable plant fossils near Skuru.
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