Title Prof. First Name Guntupalli Last Name Prasad
Designation Professor
Department Department of Geology
Email gvrprasad@geology.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 011-27667073
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Retired
Educational
Degree/Certification Institution Year
Ph.D. - Microvertebrates and associated microfossils from Deccan Traps associated sedimentary beds of Asifabad, Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh Panjab University 1986
PG Vikram University, Ujjain 1981
UG Vikram University 1979
Fellowship
Fellowship Name Fellowship Body Level
Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowship United States - India Educational Foundation International
J.C. Bose National Fellowship Science & Engineering Research Board National
INSA/Royal Society Exchange Fellowship Indian National Science Academy (Delhi) & The Royal Society (London) International
Senior Level Postdoctoral Fellowship Government of France International
Fellow Academies
Academy Name Name Of Award Year Of Award
Indian National Science Academy Fellow 2005
Indian Academy of Sciences Fellow 2003
National Academy of Sciences Fellow 2006
The World Academy of Sciences Fellow 2012
Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences Fellow 2016
Montorship
Student Name Affiliation of the student Duration Of Mentoring
Harsha Dhiman Department of Geology, University of Delhi
Research Guidance
PhD scholars under Supervision Awarded PhD Submitted
5
Research Publications
Article Name Publication Type Journal Name ISSN No Volume Year URL DOI
New Late Cretaceous titanosaur sauropod dinosaur egg clutches from lower Narmada valley, India: Palaeobiology and taphonomy Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLOS One 18(1) 2023 doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278242
The diagenetic fate of collagen as revealed by analytical pyrolysis of fossil fish scales from deep time Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Geobiology 14724677 21 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12537 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12537
First ovum‑in‑ovo pathological titanosaurid egg throws light on the reproductive biology of sauropod dinosaurs Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Scientific Reports 2045-2322 12 2022 www.nature.com/scientificreports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13257-3
Preservation of Membrana Testacea in titanosaurid dinosaur eggshells from the Upper Cretaceous Deccan volcano-sedimentary strata of Central India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Geological Magazine 14695081, 00167568 160(2) 2022 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0016756822000978
Taxonomy, biostratigraphy and paleoecology of non-marine ostracod fauna of the Maastrichtian intertrappean beds of the lower Narmada Basin, Malwa Plateau, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaeoworld 1871-174X 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2022.12.006
Cretaceous insular India – Consequences for biological evolution and faunal interchanges Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of the Paleontological Society of India 0552-9360 67(1) 2022 https://palaeontologicalsociety.in
A diversified Ostracoda (Crustacea) assemblage from the Upper Cretaceous intertrappean beds of Gujri, Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Cretaceous Research 0195-6671 124 2021 https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cretaceous-research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104784
DISCOVERY OF PROTEINACEOUS MOIETIES IN LATE CRETACEOUS DINOSAUR EGGSHELL Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaeontology 310239 64(5) 2021 https://www.palaeontologyonline.com doi: 10.1111/pala.12565
Cretaceous mammals of India–Stratigraphic distribution, diversity and intercontinental affinities Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Palaeosciences 2583-4266 70 2021 https://jpsonline.co.in
An Oligo-Miocene cricetid rodent from the Indus Group, NW Himalaya: Constraints on the age of initiation of continental sedimentation in the India–Asia collision zone Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 1367-9120 190 2020 https://www.editorialmanager.com/JAESX/default.aspx https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2019.104190
Vertebrate evolution on the Indian raft - Biogeographic conundrums Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Episodes 7053797 43(1) 2020 https://www.episodes.org https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2020/020029
New chondrichthyan fauna from the Palaeogene deposits of Barmer district, Rajasthan, western India: Age, palaeoenvironment and intercontinental affinities Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Geobios 0016-6995 58 2020 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › geobios https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2019.11.002
BIOMARKER SIGNATURES IN TRIASSIC COPROLITES Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaios 8831351 34 2019 doi:https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2019.054 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2110/palo.2019.023
Parataxonomy and palaeobiogeographic significance of dinosaur eggshell fragments from the Upper Cretaceous strata of the Cauvery Basin, South India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Historical Biology 0891-2963 31(10) 2019 https://www.tandfonline.com DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2018.1450408
First mammal of Gondwanan lineage in the early Eocene of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Comptes Rendus Palevol 16310683, 1777571X 16 2017 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr › guidelines-palevol-en http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2017.01.002
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) non-marine ostracod fauna from Khar, a new intertrappean locality, Khargaon district, Madhya Pradesh, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Paleontological Research 0031-0301 21(3) 2017 https://www.springer.com › journal doi:10.2517/2016PR025
Elasmobranch fauna from the upper most part of the Cretaceous Bagh Group, Narmada valley, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Island Arc 1038-4871 26(1) 2017 wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/iar DOI: 10.1111/iar.12200
Discovery of the first ichthyosaur from the Jurassic of India: Implications for Gondwanan palaeobiogeography Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals PLOS ONE 1932-6203 12(10) 2017 https://journals.plos.org › plosone doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185851
Middle Miocene small mammals from the Siwalik Group of Northwestern India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 1367-9120 162 2017 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › journal-of-asia... https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.11.023
Ichthyofauna (Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes) from the Upper Cretaceous intertrappean beds of Piplanarayanwar, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Island Arc 1038-4871 26(1) 2017 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com › loi DOI 10.1111/iar.12180
Faunal similarity in Madagascan and South Indian Late Cretaceous vertebrate faunas Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 0031-0182 468 2017 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › palaeogeograp... http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.11.046
Isolated Archosaur teeth from the green sandstone capping the Coralline Limestone (Bagh Group) of the Narmada valley: Evidence for the presence of pre-Late to Late Maastrichtian abelisaurids in In Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Island Arc 1038-4871 25 2016 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com › loi doi: 10.1111/iar.12142
Rodent-based age appraisal of the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Kalaunta, Ramnagar, Jammu, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Alcheringa 0311-5518. 41 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/talc20 DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2016.1196435
NEW RECORD OF EGERTONIA (ELOPIFORMES, PHYLLODONTIDAE) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF SOUTH INDIA Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Papers in Palaeontology 2056-2802 2016 2016 https://www.palass.org › publications › papers-palaeon... doi: 10.1002/spp2.1040 1
Testudoid and crocodiloid eggshells from the Upper Cretaceous Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Central India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Comptes Rendus Palevol www. 16310683, 1777571X 14 2015 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr › periodiques › comptes-r... dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.006
Cricetid rodents from the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Jammu, India:Biochronological significance Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaeoworld 1871-174X, 1875-5887 24 2015 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › palaeoworld http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2014.12.002
Vertebrate fauna from the Deccan volcanic province: Response to volcanic activity Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Geological Society of America Special Paper 505 0072-1077 505 2014 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org › gsa › pages › special-... doi:10.1130/2014.2505(09)
A three-dimensional morphometric analysis of the locomotory ecology of Deccanolestes, a eutherian mammal from the Late Cretaceous of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 0272-4634, 1937-2809 34 2014 http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujvp20 dx.doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2013.789437
A new Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna from the Cauvery Basin, South India: implications for Gondwanan paleobiogeography Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 0272-4634; 1937-2809 33(6) 2013 http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujvp20 DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2013.777348
The first multituberculate mammal from India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Naturwissenschaften 14321904, 00281042 100 2013 https://www.springer.com › journal DOI 10.1007/s00114-013-1047-0
A troodontid dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Nature Communications 2041-1723 4(1703) 2013 www.nature.com/naturecommunications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2716
A troodontid dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Nature Communications 2041-1723 4(1703) 2013 www.nature.com/naturecommunications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2716
Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: A review Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 0037-7409, 0037-9406 183(6) 2012 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org › bsgf doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.183.6.597
Ptychodus decurrens Agassiz (Elasmobranchii: Ptychodontidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Cretaceous Research 0195-6671 33 2012 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › cretaceous-res... doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.09.014
A radiation of arboreal basal eutherian mammals beginning in the Late Cretaceous of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, USA 0027-8424 108(39) 2011 www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1108723108 doi/10.1073/pnas.1108723108
Marine vertebrates from the 'middle' Cretaceoous (early Cenomanian) oof South India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 0272-4634; 1937-2809 31(3) 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2011.574518 DOI:10.1080/02724634.2011.574518
Cretaceous Extinctions: Multiple Causes Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Science 0036-8075, 1095-9203 328 2010 www.sciencemag.org DOI: 10.1126/science.328.5981.973-a
First mammal evidence from the Late Cretaceous of India for biotic dispersal between India and Africa at the KT transition Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Comptes Rendus Palevol 16310683, 1777571X 9 2010 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr › periodiques › comptes-r... doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2009.12.003
New postcrania of Deccanolestes from the Late Cretaceous of India and their bearing on the evolutionary and biogeographic history of euarchontan mammals Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Naturwissenschaften 14321904, 00281042 97 2010 https://www.springer.com › journal DOI 10.1007/s00114-010-0648-0
First Cretaceous mammal from India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Naturre 1745-2473 332 1988 https://www.nature.com DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/332638a0
Publications other than journal articles
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role in Publication ISBN Number Year URL Level
First Ornithischian and Theropod Dinosaur Teeth from the Middle Jurassic Kota Formation of India: Paleobiogeographic Relationships Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Author 978-3030497521 2020 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-030-49753-8 International
Anuran Lissamphibian and Squamate Reptiles from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Deccan Intertrappean Sites in Central India, with a Review of Lissamphibian and Squamate Diversity in the Northward Drifting Indian Plate Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Co-Author 978-3030497521 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49753-8 International
Chelonian Pelomedusoides Remains from the Late Cretaceous of Upparhatti (Southwestern India): Systematics and Paleobiogeographical Implications Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Co-Author 978-3030497521 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49753-8 International
Leaving Gondwana: The Changing Position of the Indian Subcontinent in the Global Faunal Network Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Author 978-3030497521 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49753-8 International
Phanerozoic Mass Extinctions and Indian Stratigraphic Records Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Co-Author Geodynamics of the Indian Plate 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15989-4 International
Biological Consequences of Plate Tectonics: New Perspectives on Post-Gondwana Break-up—A Tribute to Ashok Sahni Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Editor 978-3030497521 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49753-8 International
Research Projects
Title of the Project Project Type Year Of Sanction Output Start Date End Date
Evolution of Mesozoic Vertebrates of India Major 2010 40 research publications including one each in Science, Nature Communications, and PNAS 2010-10-01 2020-08-30
Professional development programmes
Title of the Programme Sponsoring Institution Organising Institution Association as type
Break up of Gondwana and Vertebrate Evolution XIIth International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences NCPOR Organizer Other
Evolution of Indo-Pakistan biotas from the break-up of Gondwanaland (Late Jurassic) to the initiation of the collision with Eurasia (Eocene): between endemism and dispersals International Palaeontological Congress Sorbonne University, Paris Organizer Other
Palaeoontological Research in India - Future Directions Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi University of Jammu Organizer Other
Rejuvenating Indian Palaeontology & Establishment of a National Earth Museum Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister DU/INSA/PalaeoNet Indica Organizer Other
International Consultation Meeting on the Establishment of the Indian Museum of Earth Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister DU/INSA Organizer Other
Honour And Awards
Name of the Award Name of the Awarding Body Award Category Level Date of Award
National Geoscience & Technology Ministry of Earth Sciences Research National 2019-07-27
Sepkoski Grant The Paleontological Society, USA Research International 2020-07-05
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Research National 2004-09-13
L. Rama Rao Birth Centenary Award - 2003 Geological Society of India Academic National 2003-11-05
National Mineral Award 1994 Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India Research National 1995-10-26
Research Award University Grants Commission Research National 1999-07-01
Preparator’s Grant Award Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (USA) Research International 2006-10-21
Prof. S.N. Bhalla Memorial Gold Medal The Palaeontological Society of India Research National 2021-03-11
Seminar / Conference Details / Workshops
Title of the Activity Attended As Date
Delivered a talk on “Dinosaur Fossil Heritage of India” to students and researchers of Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal Speaker 2022-12-09
50th Birbal Sahni Memorial Lecture at Birbal Sahni Institute oof Palaeosciences, Lucknow Speaker 2020-11-13
Delivered a talk to Graduate students of the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA on "Cretaceous Insular India: Implications for biological evolution and faunal exchanges". Speaker 2022-02-02
At the National Symposium on “Tectonics of the Evolving Earth” organized by the Centre for Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Speaker 2019-03-01
Benaras Hindu University (BHU) Centenary Symposium on ‘Frontiers of Sciences (Past, Present & Future) – Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences” Speaker 2019-04-11
Within the broad theme of “Cretaceous Ecosystems and Their Response to Paleoenvironmental Changes in Asia and the Western Pacific”. Speaker 2018-11-16
on the “Isolation of the Indian subcontinent during its northward drift phase- consequences for the evolution of life and intercontinental faunal interchanges" Speaker 2018-07-09
Delivered a talk on “The Science of Fossils” Speaker 2017-11-18
The 12th Jammu & Kashmir Science Congress held at the University of Jammu. Speaker 2017-03-03
Delivered a talk on on “Untangling the conundrum of Cretaceous vertebrate fauna of the northward drifting Indian plate” Speaker 2016-07-10
Delivered a talk on diversity of Cretaceous vertebrate fauna of the Cauvery Basin. Speaker 2015-08-16
Delivered a talk on on the "Vertebrate fauna of the Jurassic Kota Formation, PG valley" Speaker 2014-11-05
Delivered a talk on "Diversity and intercontinental affinities of Late Cretaceous Elasmobranch fauna from Narmada valley" Speaker 2014-09-04
Delivered a talk on “Evolution of Early Mammals in Gondwanaland: New perspectives from India”. Speaker 2012-09-17
delivered a talk on “Mesozoic mammals from India: Stratigraphic distribution, diversity and palaeobiogeographic context”. Speaker 2012-08-05
Delivered a talk on “Relevance of fossils from northward drifting Indian plate in untangling Cretaceous Palaeobiogeographic riddle” Speaker 2012-05-24
On “Evolution of early mammals in Gondwanaland: New perspectives from India”. Speaker 2012-03-03
Delivered a talk on "New microvertebrate fauna from the Lower Jurassic Kota Formation, India". Speaker 2011-09-12
On “Deccan Volcanic Province: Biodiversity, Age and Palaeobiogeography" Speaker 2011-02-11
on “Vertebrate Palaeontological Research in India: Recent Advances & Future Prospects” Speaker 2011-02-27
Within a broader theme of on Geodynamics, sedimentation and biotic response in the context of India-Asia collision Speaker 2009-11-26
Delivered a talk on "Indian plate's biogeographic connectivity with other landmasses in the Late Cretaceous" Speaker 2009-09-28
Delivered a talk on "Microvertebrate faunal assemblage from the Upper Triassic Maleri Formation of PG Valley and their taxonomic assessment". Speaker 2009-09-23
Delivered a talk on “Vertebrate faunal dispersals in and out of the Mobile Indian Raft” Speaker 2008-04-17
Presented a poster on "Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Late Cretaceous mammals from India" Participant 2007-10-17
Presented a talk on "India's Late Cretaceous vertebrate faunas from the Lameta Formation and Deccan Intertrappean beds and their implications for palaeoobiogeography". Speaker 2007-07-10
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