Coordinates: 23°30′N 70°30′E / 23.5°N 70.5°E / 23.5; 70.5

Patcham Formation

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Patcham Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bathonian
~167–165 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherMarl
Location
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RegionGujarat, Kachchh
CountryIndia
ExtentPatcham Island
Type section
Named forPatcham Island
Patcham Formation (India)

The Patcham Formation or Pachchham Formation is a Bathonian geologic formation of Patcham Island, Kutch district, Gujarat, India. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

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  • D. K. Srivastava, D. K. Pandey, A. Alberti and F. T. Fürsich. 2010. Record of Advenaster Hess, 1955 (Asteroidea) from the Bathonian Patcham Formation of Kala Jhar in Habo Dome, Kachchh Basin, India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 55(1):65-69
  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).* S. K. Jana and S. S. Das. 2002. A report of a 157.8 m.y.-old dinosaur bone from the Jurassic marine Chari Formation, Kutch, Gujarat and its taphonomic significance. Current Science 82(1):85-88
  • D. Mukherjee, S. Bardhan, and D. Ghosh. 2002. Significance of new species of Cryptorhynchia (Brachiopoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Kutch, India. Alcheringa 26:209-231
  • D. Mehl and F. T. Fürsich. 1997. Middle Jurassic Porifera from Kachchh, western India. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 71:19-33
  • F. T. Fürsich, D. K. Pandey, W. Oschmann, A.K. Jaitly, and I.B. Singh. 1994. Ecology and adaptive strategies of corals in unfavourable environments: Examples from the Middle Jurassic of the Kachchh Basin, western India. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 194(2–3):269-303