'' The anatomy and chemistry of associated
wood fossils indicate a definitive source of plants that are part of
Dipterocarpaceae family.
Ephemeroptera Mayflies have also been discovered in the Cambay amber deposits. The first to be discovered was
Aikahika veta belonging to the family
Leptophlebiidae.
A. veta currently represents the oldest unambiguous occurrence of
Atalophleboculata and is also one of the few Gondwanan survivors from large amounts of
volcanism on the Indian plate.
Chironomidae The presence of insects belonging to the fly family
Chironomidae also exist here. They are similar to those found in
Dominican Amber except
Podonominae is found in the Cambay amber deposits and not in Dominica. Members include
Chironominae (
Lauterborniella,
Microtendipes, Parachironomus, Stempellina, Stempellinella and Tanytarsus),
Orthocladiinae (
Corynoneura and
Pseudosmittia)
Paraboreochlus and
Prodiamesa. The presence and diversity of Chironomidae in these deposited indicates that there was the presence of freshwater habitats and standing water bodies as well as
springs in this region. == References ==