Upper Dharmaram Formation
| Upper Dharmaram Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Sinemurian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Kota Formation |
| Overlies | Lower Dharmaram Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19°18′N 79°30′E / 19.3°N 79.5°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 28°12′S 34°06′E / 28.2°S 34.1°E |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country |  India |
| Extent | Pranhita–Godavari Basin |
  Upper Dharmaram Formation (India) | |
The Upper Dharmaram Formation is an Early Jurassic geologic formation found in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is of Sinemurian age (Early Jurassic), and dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1][2]
Upper Dharmaram Formation is not to be confused with D.Dharmaram. D.Dharmaram is a village in Ramayampet mandal of Medak District, in Andhra Pradesh.
Vertebrate fauna
| Dinosaurs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|
L. dharmaramensis[2] |
Possible basal Sauropod. |
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P. gracilis[2] |
It was originally regarded as a basal sauropodomorph but new cladistic analysis suggests that Pradhania is a massospondylid. | |||||
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also
References
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ a b c Kutty, T.S.; Chatterjee, S.; Galton, P.M.; Upchurch, P. (2007). "Basal sauropodomorphs (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Lower Jurassic of India: their anatomy and relationships". Journal of Paleontology. 81 (6): 1552–1574. doi:10.1666/04-074.1.
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.