Trichinopoly Group

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Trichinopoly Group
Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Santonian
~94–84 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Underlies
Overlies
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates11°06′N 78°54′E / 11.1°N 78.9°E / 11.1; 78.9Coordinates: 11°06′N 78°54′E / 11.1°N 78.9°E / 11.1; 78.9
Approximate paleocoordinates44°48′S 45°48′E / 44.8°S 45.8°E / -44.8; 45.8
RegionTamil Nadu
Country India
Trichinopoly Group is located in India
Trichinopoly Group
Trichinopoly Group (India)

The Trichinopoly Group is a geological formation in India whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. It lies between the and . It is broad in its southern extremity but thins as it gradually proceeds northwards as it ultimately meets the .[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna[]

  • Dravidosaurus blanfordi - "Fragmentary skeleton with partial skull, adult."[3]

See also[]

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References[]

  1. ^ Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. Oxford University. 1865. pp. 107–140.
  2. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  3. ^ "Table 16.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 344.

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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