Kota Formation
| Kota Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Hettangian-Pliensbachian[1] | |
| Type | Geological formation |
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| Country |  India |
The Kota Formation is a geological formation in India. It dates back to the Hettangian-Pliensbachian.[1]
Paleofauna
Vertebrate paleofauna
Indeterminate thyreophoran remains geographically present in Andra Pradesh State, India.[1]
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B. tagorei[1] |
Geographically present in Andra Pradesh State, India.[1] |
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C. indicus[2] |
Geographically present in the Chanda District of Deccan India.[2] |
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D. indicus |
Later found to be indeterminate theropod remains.[1] | |||||
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"Nearly complete skeleton without skull."[3] | ||||
Invertebrate paleofauna
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 534–535. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ a b c Wellnhofer, Peter (1991). "Summary of Lower Jurassic Pterosaurs." The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. London, UK: Salamander Books Limited. p. 79. ISBN 0-86101-566-5.
- ^ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 261.
- ^ Mostovski M.B., Jarzembowski E.A. 2000. The first brachycerous flies (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from the Lower Jurassic of Gondwana. Paleontological Journal 34 (Suppl. 3): 367-369.[1]
- ^ Rasnitsyn A.P. 2008. New hymenopteran insects (Insecta: Vespida) from the Lower or Middle Jurassic of India. Paleontological Journal 42 (1): 81-85.[2]