Earth:Takli Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation in India
| Takli Formation Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, siltstone, marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 21°12′N 79°06′E / 21.2°N 79.1°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 26°12′S 61°30′E / 26.2°S 61.5°E |
| Region | Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| Country |  India |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tákli Plain |
  Takli Formation (India) | |
The Takli Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation in India .[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Paleofauna
- Coelurosauria indet.
- Megalosaurus?
- Theropoda indet.
- Sauropoda indet.
- Dinosauria indet.
- Fusioolithus
- Dasyatis
- Igdabatis
- Sphyraena
- Lepisosteus
- Lepidotes
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
References
- ↑ Tákli Plain, northwest of Nagpur at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
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