Katrol Formation

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Katrol Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
~150–145 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
AreaKutch[1]
Location
Coordinates23°30′N 70°30′E / 23.5°N 70.5°E / 23.5; 70.5Coordinates: 23°30′N 70°30′E / 23.5°N 70.5°E / 23.5; 70.5
Approximate paleocoordinates27°24′S 33°18′E / 27.4°S 33.3°E / -27.4; 33.3
RegionGujarat
Country India
Katrol Formation is located in India
Katrol Formation
Katrol Formation (India)

The Katrol Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in India. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[2][3] An indeterminate ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur is also known from the formation in the Kutch district.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Katrol Formation, Kutch, India: Varying interactions between eustasy and basin subsidence". ResearchGate. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  3. ^ Prasad, Guntupalli V. R.; Pandey, Dhirendra K.; Alberti, Matthias; Fürsich, Franz T.; Thakkar, Mahesh G.; Chauhan, Gaurav D. (25 October 2017). "Discovery of the first ichthyosaur from the Jurassic of India: Implications for Gondwanan palaeobiogeography". PLOS ONE. 12 (10): e0185851. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1285851P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185851. PMC 5656312. PMID 29069082.
  4. ^ Supriya, Lakshmi. "Remarkably Complete 150 Million Year Old Marine Reptile Fossil Found in Gujarat - The Wire". thewire.in.

Bibliography[]

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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