Chichali Formation
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| Chichali Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early-"Mid Cretaceous" | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Lumshiwal Formation |
| Overlies | Samana Suk Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Laterite, glauconitic sandstone, carbonaceous green shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Region | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Extent | Indus Basin Nizampur Basin |
Chichali Formation (Pakistan) | |
The Chichali Formation is an Early to "Middle Cretaceous" geologic formation in Pakistan. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata. The formation comprises laterites, glauconitic sandstones and carbonaceous green shales deposited on an outer ramp in the Nizampur Basin.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Hashmi et al., 2018
Bibliography
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