Katrol Formation
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| Katrol Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Bhuj Formation |
| Overlies | Wagad Formation |
| Area | Kutch[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Gujarat |
| Country | India |
  Katrol Formation (India) | |
The Katrol Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in India. Fossil Dinosaur tracks have been reported from the formation. An indeterminate ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur is also known from the formation in the Kutch district.[2]
Paleobiota
[edit | edit source]Dinosaurs
[edit | edit source]| Sauropods of the Katrol Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Photos |
| Sauropoda[3] | Indeterminate | Footprints | A Sauropod. | |
Theropods
[edit | edit source]| Theropods of the Katrol Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Photos |
| Megalosauridae? | Indeterminate | Footprints and vertebrae. | Originally described as an Allosauroid.[3] | |
Ornithischian
[edit | edit source]| Ornithischians of the Katrol Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Photos |
| Ornithopoda?[3] | Indeterminate | Footprints | An Ornithopod | |
Sauropterygians
[edit | edit source]| Sauropterygians of the Katrol Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Photos |
| Cryptoclididae[4] | Indeterminate | Nineteen connected vertebrae. | A Plesiosaur. | |
Ichthyosaurs
[edit | edit source]| Ichthyosaurs of the Katrol Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Photos |
| Ophthalmosauridae[5] | Indeterminate | Articulated partial skeleton. | An Ichthyosaur. |  |
Mollusca
[edit | edit source]| Molluscs of the Katrol Formation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
| Palaeonucula | P. cuneiformis | A Nut Clam. | |
| P. stoliczkai | |||
| Trigonia | Sp. | A Clam. | |
| Nuculoma | N. wynnei | A Nut Clam | |
| Belemnoidea | Indeterminate | A Belemnitida Cephalopod. | |
| Streblites | S. plicodiscus | A Oppeliidae ammonite. | |
| Oppelia | O. plana | A Oppeliidae ammonite. | |
| O. kachhensis | |||
| Aspidoceras | A. binodiferum | A Aspidoceratidae ammonite. | |
| A. iphiceroides | |||
| A. monacanthum | |||
| Taramelliceras | T. trachinotum | A Oppeliidae ammonite. | |
| Haploceras | H. deplanatum | A Haploceratidae ammonite. | |
| H. propinquum | |||
| Pachysphinctes | P. bathyplocus | A Perisphinctidae ammonite. | |
| Perisphinctes | P. pottingeri | A Perisphinctidae ammonite. | |
| P. torquatus | |||
| P. katrolensis | |||
| P. sparsiplicatus | |||
| P. alterneplicatus | |||
| P. euplocus | |||
| Harpoceras | H. kobelli | A Hildoceratidae ammonite. | |
Insecta
[edit | edit source]| Insects of the Katrol Formation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
| Cycloserpula | sp. | A Millipede. | |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b c Dinosaur Fauna from Mesozoic Rocks of Western India- Z.G. Ghevariya and C. Srikarni
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).