Lower Dharmaram Formation
| Lower Dharmaram Formation Stratigraphic range: Latest Norian–Rhaetian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | |
| Underlies | Upper Dharmaram Formation |
| Overlies | Upper Maleri Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19°12′S 79°36′W / 19.2°S 79.6°WCoordinates: 19°12′S 79°36′W / 19.2°S 79.6°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 32°18′S 36°06′W / 32.3°S 36.1°W |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country |  India |
| Extent | Pranhita–Godavari Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Dharmaram |
  Lower Dharmaram Formation (India) | |
The Lower Dharmaram Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the formations of the Pranhita–Godavari Basin. It is of latest Norian and Rhaetian ages (Upper Triassic), and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs.
Vertebrate fauna[]
cf. Paratypothorax, cf. Nicrosaurus, fragmentary remains of sauropodomorphs ( R279, 280, 281) and neotheropods (ISI R283) have also been recovered from it.[1]
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Dinosaurs reported from the Lower Dharmaram Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Jaklapallisaurus | J. assymetrica[1] | Andhra Pradesh | "ISI R279, distal end of right femur."[1] | A plateosaurid, also found in the Upper Maleri Formation | ||
Correlations[]
The formation has been correlated with the Lower Elliot Formation (Karoo Basin) and Forest Sandstone of Africa, the Caturrita Formation of the Paraná Basin in Brazil, the Laguna Colorada and Los Colorados Formations (Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin) of Argentina, the Chinle Formation of North America, the of the of Germany, and the Nam Phong Formation of Thailand.[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References[]
Bibliography[]
- ; ; , and . 2011. New dinosaur species from the Upper Triassic Upper Maleri and Lower Dharmaram formations of central India. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 101. 333–349. Accessed 2019-04-06.doi:10.1017/S1755691011020093
Further reading[]
- ; , and . 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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- Geologic formations of India
- Triassic System of Asia
- Norian Stage
- Rhaetian Stage
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Asia
- Paleontology in India
- Geology of Andhra Pradesh
- Geologic formation stubs