Katrol Formation
| Katrol Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Bhuj Formation , Umia Formation |
| Overlies | Wagad Formation |
| Area | Kutch[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23°30′N 70°30′E / 23.5°N 70.5°E / 23.5; 70.5 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 27°24′S 33°18′E / 27.4°S 33.3°E / -27.4; 33.3 |
| Region | Gujarat |
| Country |  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]
Paleobiota
Reptiles
| Reptiles of the Katrol Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Photos |
| Sauropoda | Indeterminate | Footprints | ||
| Cryptoclididae | Indeterminate | Nineteen connected vertebrae | A Plesiosaur | |
| Ophthalmosaurid | Indeterminate | An Ichthyosaur | ||
Mollusca
| Molluscas of the Katrol Formation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
| Palaeonucula | P. cuneiformis P. stoliczkai | ||
| Trigonia | Sp. | ||
| Nuculoma | N. wynnei | ||
| Belemnoidea | Indeterminate | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Katrol Formation, Kutch, India: Varying interactions between eustasy and basin subsidence". ResearchGate. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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