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 Re-Engaged
Educational Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
Ph.D. - Geology Panjab University 1986
PG Vikram University, Ujjain 1981
UG Vikram University 1979
Fellowship Details
Name Of Fellowship Awarding Body Fellowship 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
Fellowship Academy Award Name 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
Mentorship
Student Name Student's Affiliation Mentoring Duration
Harsha Dhiman Department of Geology, University of Delhi 01-07-2021 To 04-02-2022 (7 months, 3 days)
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
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Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
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) 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 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12537 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12537
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 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2022.12.006
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) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0016756822000978
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 www.nature.com/scientificreports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13257-3
DISCOVERY OF PROTEINACEOUS MOIETIES IN LATE CRETACEOUS DINOSAUR EGGSHELL Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaeontology 310239 64(5) https://www.palaeontologyonline.com doi: 10.1111/pala.12565
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 https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cretaceous-research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104784
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 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › geobios https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2019.11.002
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 https://www.editorialmanager.com/JAESX/default.aspx https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2019.104190
BIOMARKER SIGNATURES IN TRIASSIC COPROLITES Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaios 8831351 34 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) https://www.tandfonline.com DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2018.1450408
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 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › journal-of-asia... https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.11.023
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) https://journals.plos.org › plosone doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185851
First mammal of Gondwanan lineage in the early Eocene of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Comptes Rendus Palevol 16310683, 1777571X 16 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr › guidelines-palevol-en http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2017.01.002
Faunal similarity in Madagascan and South Indian Late Cretaceous vertebrate faunas Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 0031-0182 468 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › palaeogeograp... http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.11.046
Rodent-based age appraisal of the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Kalaunta, Ramnagar, Jammu, India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Alcheringa 0311-5518. 41 http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/talc20 DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2016.1196435
Cricetid rodents from the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Jammu, India:Biochronological significance Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Palaeoworld 1871-174X, 1875-5887 24 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › palaeoworld http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2014.12.002
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 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) 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 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) 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) www.nature.com/naturecommunications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2716
Ptychodus decurrens Agassiz (Elasmobranchii: Ptychodontidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of India Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Cretaceous Research 0195-6671 33 https://www.sciencedirect.com › journal › cretaceous-res... doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.09.014
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) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2011.574518 DOI:10.1080/02724634.2011.574518
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 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 https://www.nature.com DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/332638a0
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) https://www.springer.com › journal doi:10.2517/2016PR025
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 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr › periodiques › comptes-r... doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2009.12.003
Cretaceous Extinctions: Multiple Causes Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Science 0036-8075, 1095-9203 328 www.sciencemag.org DOI: 10.1126/science.328.5981.973-a
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) www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1108723108 doi/10.1073/pnas.1108723108
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) https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org › bsgf doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.183.6.597
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 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org › gsa › pages › special-... doi:10.1130/2014.2505(09)
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 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr › periodiques › comptes-r... dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.006
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 https://www.palass.org › publications › papers-palaeon... doi: 10.1002/spp2.1040 1
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 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com › loi doi: 10.1111/iar.12142
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) https://palaeontologicalsociety.in
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) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com › loi DOI 10.1111/iar.12180
Cretaceous mammals of India–Stratigraphic distribution, diversity and intercontinental affinities Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Palaeosciences 2583-4266 70 https://jpsonline.co.in
Vertebrate evolution on the Indian raft - Biogeographic conundrums Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Episodes 7053797 43(1) https://www.episodes.org https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2020/020029
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) wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/iar DOI: 10.1111/iar.12200
Non-Journal Publications
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role ISBN Year Link to Publication 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 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 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 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 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 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 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49753-8 International
Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Evolution of Mesozoic Vertebrates of India Major 2010 40 research publications including one each in Science, Nature Communications, and PNAS 01-10-2010 To 30-08-2020 (9 years, 10 months, 29 days)
Professional Development Programmes
Programme Title Sponsoring Institution Organizing Institution Role Type of Programme
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
Honors and Awards
Name of the Award Awarding Body Award Category Level Award Date
National Geoscience & Technology Ministry of Earth Sciences Research National 27-07-2019
Sepkoski Grant The Paleontological Society, USA Research International 05-07-2020
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Research National 13-09-2004
L. Rama Rao Birth Centenary Award - 2003 Geological Society of India Academic National 05-11-2003
National Mineral Award 1994 Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India Research National 26-10-1995
Research Award University Grants Commission Research National 01-07-1999
Preparator’s Grant Award Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (USA) Research International 21-10-2006
Prof. S.N. Bhalla Memorial Gold Medal The Palaeontological Society of India Research National 11-03-2021
Talk Poster Presented
Name of the Activity Role Date of Activity
Delivered a talk on “Dinosaur Fossil Heritage of India” to students and researchers of Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal Speaker 09-12-2022
50th Birbal Sahni Memorial Lecture at Birbal Sahni Institute oof Palaeosciences, Lucknow Speaker 13-11-2020
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 02-02-2022
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 01-03-2019
Benaras Hindu University (BHU) Centenary Symposium on ‘Frontiers of Sciences (Past, Present & Future) – Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences” Speaker 11-04-2019
Within the broad theme of “Cretaceous Ecosystems and Their Response to Paleoenvironmental Changes in Asia and the Western Pacific”. Speaker 16-11-2018
on the “Isolation of the Indian subcontinent during its northward drift phase- consequences for the evolution of life and intercontinental faunal interchanges" Speaker 09-07-2018
Delivered a talk on “The Science of Fossils” Speaker 18-11-2017
The 12th Jammu & Kashmir Science Congress held at the University of Jammu. Speaker 03-03-2017
Delivered a talk on on “Untangling the conundrum of Cretaceous vertebrate fauna of the northward drifting Indian plate” Speaker 10-07-2016
Delivered a talk on diversity of Cretaceous vertebrate fauna of the Cauvery Basin. Speaker 16-08-2015
Delivered a talk on on the "Vertebrate fauna of the Jurassic Kota Formation, PG valley" Speaker 05-11-2014
Delivered a talk on "Diversity and intercontinental affinities of Late Cretaceous Elasmobranch fauna from Narmada valley" Speaker 04-09-2014
Delivered a talk on “Evolution of Early Mammals in Gondwanaland: New perspectives from India”. Speaker 17-09-2012
delivered a talk on “Mesozoic mammals from India: Stratigraphic distribution, diversity and palaeobiogeographic context”. Speaker 05-08-2012
Delivered a talk on “Relevance of fossils from northward drifting Indian plate in untangling Cretaceous Palaeobiogeographic riddle” Speaker 24-05-2012
On “Evolution of early mammals in Gondwanaland: New perspectives from India”. Speaker 03-03-2012
Delivered a talk on "New microvertebrate fauna from the Lower Jurassic Kota Formation, India". Speaker 12-09-2011
On “Deccan Volcanic Province: Biodiversity, Age and Palaeobiogeography" Speaker 11-02-2011
on “Vertebrate Palaeontological Research in India: Recent Advances & Future Prospects” Speaker 27-02-2011
Within a broader theme of on Geodynamics, sedimentation and biotic response in the context of India-Asia collision Speaker 26-11-2009
Delivered a talk on "Indian plate's biogeographic connectivity with other landmasses in the Late Cretaceous" Speaker 28-09-2009
Delivered a talk on "Microvertebrate faunal assemblage from the Upper Triassic Maleri Formation of PG Valley and their taxonomic assessment". Speaker 23-09-2009
Delivered a talk on “Vertebrate faunal dispersals in and out of the Mobile Indian Raft” Speaker 17-04-2008
Presented a poster on "Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Late Cretaceous mammals from India" Participant 17-10-2007
Presented a talk on "India's Late Cretaceous vertebrate faunas from the Lameta Formation and Deccan Intertrappean beds and their implications for palaeoobiogeography". Speaker 10-07-2007
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