Pranhita–Godavari Basin
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The Pranhita–Godavari Basin is a geological formation in India
whose strata date back to the Late Triassic
and the Early Jurassic
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. The Pranhita–Godavari Basin is divided in four formations, namely Lower Maleri
, Upper Maleri
, Lower Dharmaram
and Upper Dharmaram.
, Upper Maleri Formation
, Lower Dharmaram Formation
and Upper Dharmaram Formation.
India
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whose strata date back to the Late Triassic
Late Triassic
The Late Triassic is in the geologic timescale the third and final of three epochs of the Triassic period. The corresponding series is known as the Upper Triassic. In the past it was sometimes called the Keuper, after a German lithostratigraphic group that has a roughly corresponding age...
and the Early Jurassic
Early Jurassic
The Early Jurassic epoch is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic period...
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. The Pranhita–Godavari Basin is divided in four formations, namely Lower Maleri
Lower Maleri Formation
The Lower Maleri Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the lowermost member of the Pranhita–Godavari Basin. It is of late Carnian to early Norian age , and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs, including the basal saurischian ...
, Upper Maleri
Upper Maleri Formation
The Upper Maleri 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 late Norian and possibly earliest Rhaetian ages , and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs.-Vertebrate fauna:Angistorhinus sp., cf...
, Lower Dharmaram
Lower Dharmaram Formation
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 , and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs.-Vertebrate fauna:cf. Paratypothorax, cf...
and Upper Dharmaram.
Vertebrate paleofauna
See Lower Maleri FormationLower Maleri Formation
The Lower Maleri Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the lowermost member of the Pranhita–Godavari Basin. It is of late Carnian to early Norian age , and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs, including the basal saurischian ...
, Upper Maleri Formation
Upper Maleri Formation
The Upper Maleri 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 late Norian and possibly earliest Rhaetian ages , and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs.-Vertebrate fauna:Angistorhinus sp., cf...
, Lower Dharmaram Formation
Lower Dharmaram Formation
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 , and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs.-Vertebrate fauna:cf. Paratypothorax, cf...
and Upper Dharmaram Formation.