Shemshak Group
| Shemshak Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Sub-units | Dansirit Formation |
| Underlies | Dalichai Formation |
| Overlies | Elikah Formation, locally Permian or older rocks |
| Thickness | Up to 4000 m |
| Location | |
| Region | Kerman Province |
| Country | Iran |
The Shemshak Formation is a Mesozoic geologic group in Iran. It dates from the Late Triassic into the Middle Jurassic, is up to 4000m thick and primarily consists of siliciclastic sediments.[1] Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from Dansirit Formation.[2]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Fürsich, Franz Theodor; Wilmsen, Markus; Seyed-Emami, Kazem; Majidifard, Mahmoud Reza (2009). "Lithostratigraphy of the Upper Triassic–Middle Jurassic Shemshak Group of Northern Iran". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 312 (1): 129–160. doi:10.1144/SP312.6. ISSN 0305-8719.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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