Nimar Sandstone Formation

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Nimar Sandstone Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesN/A
OverliesN/A
Location
Coordinates22.4° N, 74.8° E
RegionMadhya Pradesh
Country India
Nimar Sandstone Formation is located in India
Nimar Sandstone Formation
Nimar Sandstone Formation (India)

Nimar Sandstone Formation is a geological formation from the Cenomanian of India.[1][2][3]

Paleobiota[edit]

Dinosaurs[edit]

Genus Species Material Notes
Sauropoda Indeterminate
Dinosauria Indeterminate

Fishes[edit]

Genus Species Material Notes
Coelodus C. malwaensis
Onchopristis O. indicus

Mollusca[edit]

Genus Species Material Notes
Ostreidae Indeterminate

References[edit]

  1. ^ Omnath Saha; Uma Kant Shukla (November 2016). "Depositional environment of Nimar Sandstone of Cretaceous Bagh Group, Dhar District, M.P., India". 33rd Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists.
  2. ^ Bhattacharya, Biplab; Jha, Suparna; Mondal, Prantik (December 2020). "Palaeogeographic reconstruction of a fluvio-marine transitional system in Narmada rift basin, India — Implications on Late Cretaceous global sea-level rise". Journal of Palaeogeography. 9 (1). doi:10.1186/s42501-020-00078-6. ISSN 2524-4507.
  3. ^ Akhtar, K.; Ahmad, A. H. M. (1 April 1991). "Single-cycle cratonic quartzarenites produced by tropical weathering: the Nimar sandstone (Lower Cretaceous), Narmada basin, India". Sedimentary Geology. 71 (1): 23–32. doi:10.1016/0037-0738(91)90004-W. ISSN 0037-0738.
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