Takli Formation
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| Takli Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, siltstone, marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 21°12′N 79°06′E / 21.2°N 79.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 26°12′S 61°30′E / 26.2°S 61.5°E |
| Region | Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| Country |  India |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tákli Plain |
  Takli Formation (India) | |
The Takli Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation in India.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Paleobiota[edit]
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs[edit]
- Sauropods
| Sauropods from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Fusioolithus | F. baghensis | eggshell fragments | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Sauropod Eggs. | |
| Sauropoda | Indeterminate | tooth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Sauropod. | |
| Titanosauridae | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Titanosaur. | |
- Theropods
| Theropods from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| ?Coelurosauria | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Coelurosaur. | |
| Megalosauridae | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Megalosaur. | |
| Massospondylus[3] | M. rawesi | Tooth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Previously thought to be a Massospondylus now thought to have been an indeterminate Theropod. | |
| Theropoda | Indeterminate | Gujarat | Maastrichtian | A Theropod. | ||
Other Archosaurs[edit]
| Other Archosaurs from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Archosauria | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Either a Saurichian or a Crocodilla. | |
| Crocodyliformes | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Crocodyliformes. | ||
Lepidosaurs[edit]
| Lepidosaurs from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Gekkonidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Gecko. | ||
| Boidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snake. | ||
| Scincomorpha | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Scincomorpha. | ||
| ?Contogenys | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Globauridae. | ||
| Anguidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Anguidae. | ||
| Litakis | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Platynota. | ||
| Exostinus | E. estesi
E. estesai |
Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Xenosauridae. | ||
Amphibians[edit]
| Amphibians from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Anura | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Frog. | ||
| Pelobatidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Spadefoot Toad. | ||
Fish[edit]
Mammals[edit]
| Mammals from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Symmetrodonta | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Allotheria Mammal. | ||
Molluscas[edit]
| Molluscas from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Bivalvia | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Clam. | ||
| Limnaea | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
| Valvata | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
| Paludina | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
| Physa | P. prinsepii | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
Crustaceans[edit]
| Crustaceans from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Ostracoda | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Ostracod | ||
Turtles[edit]
| Turtles from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Pelomedusidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Pelomedusidae Turtle | ||
| Testudinata | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Turtle | ||
Insects[edit]
| Insects from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| ?Buprestidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Jewel beetle. | ||
| Lomatus[4] | L. hislopi | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Jewel beetle. | ||
| ?Curculionidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snout beetle. | ||
| Meristos | M. hunteri | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snout beetle. | ||
| Palaeotanymecides | P. hislopi | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snout beetle. | ||
Flora[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Tákli Plain, northwest of Nagpur at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Weishampel, David B. (1990). "Dinosaur distribution". In David B. Weishampel; Peter Dodson; Halszka Osmólska (eds.). The Dinosauria (1st ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 63–139. ISBN 978-0-520-06727-1.
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Fossil Buprestidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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