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Figure 3.

(A) Early Permian (Asselian-Sakmarian) palynomorphs recovered from Shyok Ophiolitic Mélange near Tirit Bridge Northern Ladakh: 1. Parasaccites korbaensis; 2. Parasaccites diffuses; 3. Plicatipollenites indicus; 4. Barakarites densicorpus; 5. Ginkgocycadophytus vetu; 6. Picatipollenites trigonalis; 7. Potonieisporites mutabilis; 8. Lacinitriletes badamensis; 9. Leiotriletes adntoides; 10. Striasulcites ovatus; 11. Scheurinipollenites tentulus; 12. Rhizomaspora indica; 13. Rhizomaspora fimbriata; 14. Verticipollenites cf. V. debilis; 15. Ibisporites diplosaccus; 16. Faunipollenites varius; 17. Platysaccus brevizonatus; 18. Verticipollenites secretus; 19. Striaties subtilis; 20. Crescentipollenites korbaensis; 21. Laharites parvus; 22. Lunatisporites sp.; 23. Distriatites bilateris. (B) Early Permian (Artinskian) palynomorphs recovered from Shyok Ophiolitic Mélange near Skuru locality of Nothern Ladakh: 1. Scheuringipollenites minutes; 2. Scheuringipollenites barakarensis; 3. Scheuringipollenites maximus; 4. Faunipollenites varius; 5. Faunipollenites perexiguus; 6. Faunipollenites magnus; 7. Faunipollenites goraiensis; 8. Faunipollenites congoensis; 9. Striatopodocarpites sp.; 10. Rhizomaspora indica; 11. Striomonosaccites ovatus; 12. Parasaccites obscures; 13. Ibisporites diplosaccus. (C) Quantitative analysis shows the dominance and frequency of characteristic palynomorphs recorded in the present study.