Papers

1. Poddar, A., Paul, S., Mukherjee, D., Mukhopadhyay, A., Chattopadhyay, D., & Das, S. 2026. Reappraisal of the Maastrichtian brachiopods from the Kallankurichchi Formation, Cauvery Basin, India. Cretaceous Research, 106360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2026.106360
2. Chattopadhyay, D.*, Mukhopadhyay, A., Paul, S., & Poddar, A. 2025. A Revision of the Maastrichtian Exogyrinae Subfamily from the Kallankurichchi Formation, Ariyalur Sub-basin, India—Taxonomy and Palaeobiogeographic Implications. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 101, 300-315. https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2025/174097
3. Mukhopadhyay, A., Paul, S., Bera, M. K., Mahata, A., Poddar, A., & Chattopadhyay, D. 2025. The role of substrate in determining the dominance of immobile, epifaunal bivalves in the Late Cretaceous. Palaeontology, 68(4), e70015. https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.70015
4. Chattopadhyay, D., Paul, S.*, Saha, R., Poddar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A., & Basak, R. 2024. Quantifying the temporal pattern of shape change in trigoniids through the Middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous of Kutch: A geometric morphometric approach. Journal of Earth System Science, 133, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02429-6
5. Mukhopadhyay, A., Chattopadhyay, D.*, Poddar, A., Saha, R., Patil, S., Sonkar, T., & Roy, A. 2024. Records of gastropod drilling predation on molluscan prey from the Anaipadi Member (Garudamangalam Formation; Upper Cretaceous, Coniacian) of the Ariyalur Sub-basin, India. Cretaceous Research, 154, 105721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105721
6. Saha, R., Paul, S.*, Das, S. S., Sarkar, D., Poddar, A., Mukhopadhyay, A., Chattopadhyay D. & Bardhan, S. 2024. Body size evolution of the Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous bivalves of Kutch, India. Historical Biology, 37, 240-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2023.2300633
7. Mukhopadhyay, A., Paul, S.*, Poddar, A., Chattopadhyay, D., Saha, R., Basak, R., & Prasad, S. 2023. Body size evolution of the Late Cretaceous bivalves from Ariyalur, southern India. Cretaceous Research, 149, 105570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105570
8. Poddar, A., Paul, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Chattopadhyay, D., Mukherjee, D., Bardhan, S., & Mathews, F. D. 2022. Records of drill holes and repair scars on Rectithyris subdepressa (Brachiopoda) from the Maastrichtian Kallankurichchi Formation, India. Cretaceous Research, 140, 105360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105360
9. Basu S.*, Ghosh S., Chattopadhyay D., 2021. Disentangling the abiotic versus biotic controls on C3 plant leaf carbon isotopes: Inferences from a global review. Earth Science Reviews 222, 103839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103839
10. Chattopadhyay, D., Kella, V. G. S., Chattopadhyay, D.*, 2020. Effectiveness of micromorphy against drilling predation: Insights from early Miocene faunal assemblage of Quilon limestone, India, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 551, 109742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109742
11. Dutta, S., Chattopadhyay, D., Chattopadhyay, D., Misra, S., & Turchyn, A. V. 2020. Strontium stratigraphy of the Oligocene–Early Miocene shellbeds of the Kutch Basin, western India, and its implications. Lethaia, 53, 382-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/let.12364
12. Chattopadhyay, D., & Chattopadhyay, D.*, 2018. Absence of general rules governing molluscan body-size response to climatic fluctuation during the Cenozoic. Historical Biology, 32, 1071-1080. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2018.1563894
13. Das S., Chattopadhyay D.*, Chattopadhyay D., 2015. The effect of hunger on drilling behaviour of Natica tigrina: An experimental assessment. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 429: 57-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.04.007
    

Book Chapter

Mukhopadhyay, A., Chattopadhyay, D.*, Paul, S., & Poddar, A. 2025. The Northward Movement of the Indian Plate and Paleobiogeography of the Late Cretaceous Ariyalur Invertebrate Fauna. In Geology of the Cauvery Basin in South India (pp. 182-207). CRC Press.

Conference proceedings

1. Chattopadhyay D, Poddar A*, Mukhopadhyay A, Paul S, 2024. A revision of Exogyrinae Subfamily from the Campanian-Maastrichtian of the Ariyalur Sub-Basin, India: Insights into Taxonomy and Paleobiogeography. Palaeontological Association Annual Meeting (accepted for a presentation).
2. Chattopadhyay D*, Paul S, Saha R, Poddar A, Mukhopadhyay A, 2023. Evolutionary insights into the body shape of Mesozoic trigoniida bivalves from Kutch, India: a geometric morphometrics study. GSA Connects Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vol. 55, No.6.
3. Poddar A*, Jena S, Paul S, Mukherjee D, Chattopadhyay D, Mukhopadhyay A, Saha R, 2023. Ornamentation in brachiopods: a journey among threats in the Phanerozoic. GSA Connects Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vol. 55, No.6.
4. Basak R*, Paul S, Mukhopadhyay A, Poddar A, Chattopadhyay D, 2023. Inoceramids from the Maastrichtian Kallankurichchi formation, Ariyalur, India. GSA Connects Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vol. 55, No.6.
5. Bhattacherjee M*, Chattopadhyay D, Sarkar D, Chattopadhyay, 2020. freshwater input influences taxonomic and body-size variation of marine bivalve assemblage in a tropical ecosystem. GSA Connects Online. Vol. 52, No. 6.
6. Kella V.G.S.*, Chattopadhyay D., Chattopadhyay D., 2018. Drilling predation in extreme size class: Insight from Early Miocene micromolluscan assemblage of Kerala, India. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 50, No. 6.
7. Chattopadhyay D.*, Chattopadhyay D., 2017. Substrate relationship guided molluscan body-size response to climatic fluctuation during the past 66Ma. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6.
8. Chattopadhyay D., Dutta S., Das S.*, Chattopadhyay D., 2014. Effect of climatic shift on biodiversity of bivalves: a case study from lower miocene of Kutch, India. GSA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia. Vol. 46, Paper No. 218-8. 

• Palaeoecology and evolutionary dynamics of marine molluscs.
• Morphometric and quantitative analysis of fossil and recent assemblages.
• Predator–prey interactions in marine ecosystems.
• Climatic and environmental impacts on marine biodiversity through deep time.

• B.Sc. in Geology (2011) from the University of Calcutta.
• M.Sc. in Applied Geology (2013) from the University of Calcutta.
• Ph.D. in Palaeontology (2020) from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (2021–2024).
• Project Assistant, Indian Institute of Science IISc Bangalore (2013–2014).

• Session Chair at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Pittsburgh (2023).
• Recipient of International Travel Grant (2017 &2023).
• Awarded JRF (2014) and SRF (2016) Fellowships.
• Secured 2nd rank with distinction in M.Sc. Applied Geology from the University of Calcutta (2013).
• Qualified CSIR–UGC NET in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (2012).
• Invited as a speaker for a seminar on ‘Marine Ecology Through Time: Climate change, Evolution and Environmental Resilience’ by Institute of Wood Science and Technology (2026).
• Early Career Professional Member, Geological Society of America.
• Early Career Professional Member, Geological Society of India.
• Early Career Professional Member, The Palaeontological Association.