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]
Paleofauna
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
- 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 | M. rawesi | Tooth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Previously thought to be a Massospondylus now thought to have been an indeterminate Theropod | |
Other Archosaurs
| Other Archosaurs from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Archosauria | Indeterminate | teeth | Maastrichtian | Either a Saurichian or a Crocodilla | |
| Crocodyliformes | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Crocodyliformes | ||
Lepidosaurs
| Lepidosaurs from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Gekkonidae | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Gecko | ||
| Boidae | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Snake | ||
| Scincomorpha | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Scincomorpha | ||
| ?Contogenys | sp. | Maastrichtian | A Globauridae | ||
| Anguidae | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Anguidae | ||
| Litakis | sp. | Maastrichtian | A Platynota | ||
| Exostinus | E. estesi
E. estesai |
Maastrichtian | A Xenosauridae | ||
Amphibians
| Amphibians from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Anura | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Frog | ||
| Pelobatidae | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Spadefoot Toad | ||
Fish
| Fishes from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Pycnodus | P. lametae
P. bicresta |
Maastrichtian | A Pycnodontidae Fish | ||
| Belonostomus | sp. | Maastrichtian | An Aspidorhynchidae Fish | ||
| Sphyraena | sp. | Maastrichtian | A Barracuda | ||
| Enchodus | E. ferox
sp. |
Maastrichtian | An Enchodontidae Fish | ||
| Clupeidae | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Clupeidae Fish | ||
| Apateodus | A. striatus | Maastrichtian | An Ichthyotringidae Fish | ||
| Stephanodus | S. lybicus | Maastrichtian | An Eotrigonodontidae Fish | ||
| Ostracion | sp. | Maastrichtian | An Ostraciidae Fish | ||
| Palaeolabrus | P. dormaalensis | Maastrichtian | A Palaeolabridae Fish | ||
| Lepisosteus | L. indicus | Maastrichtian | A Gar | ||
| Lepidotes | sp. | Maastrichtian | A possible late surviving Lepidotidae | ||
| Dasyatis | sp. | Maastrichtian | A Whiptail stingray | ||
| Igdabatis | I. sigmodon | Maastrichtian | An Eagle ray | ||
Mammals
| Mammals from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Symmetrodonta | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | An Allotheria Mammal | ||
Molluscas
| Molluscas from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Bivalvia | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Clam | ||
| Limnaea | sp. | Maastrichtian | A Snail | ||
| Valvata | sp. | Maastrichtian | A Snail | ||
| Paludina | sp. | Maastrichtian | A Snail | ||
| Physa | P. prinsepii | Maastrichtian | A Snail | ||
Crustaceans
| Crustaceans from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Ostracoda | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | An Ostracod | ||
Turtles
| Turtles from the Takli Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Pelomedusidae | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Pelomedusidae Turtle | ||
| Testudinata | Indeterminate | Maastrichtian | A Turtle | ||
See also
References
- ^ Tákli Plain, northwest of Nagpur at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.