Chari Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Callovian-Oxfordian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Dhosa Conglomerate, Dhosa Oolite & Dhosa Sandstone Members |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, siltstone, sandstone |
Other | Oolite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 23°30′N69°24′E / 23.5°N 69.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°36′S32°36′E / 23.6°S 32.6°E |
Region | Gujarat |
Country | India |
Type section | |
Named for | Chari, "salt affected" |
The Chari Formation is a Jurassic (Callovian to Oxfordian) geologic formation in Gujarat, western India. [1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus. [2] The ammonite Reineckeia has also been found here. The skulls of two marine crocodiles have also been found and have been putatively identified as Steneosaurus . [3]
Sauropods of the Chari Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Locality | Material | Notes | Photos |
Sauropoda [4] | indet | Jumara | Proximal part of hindlimb. | A Sauropod |
Pseudosuchians of the Chari Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Locality | Material | Notes | Photos |
?Steneosaurus [3] | sp. | Dhosa Oolith | Two Skulls. | A Teleosauridae Pseudosuchian. |
Molluscas of the Chari Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Locality | Material | Notes | Photos |
Choffatia [4] | C. pardagatus | Jumara | A Perisphincitidae Ammonite. | ||
C. cobra | |||||
Indosphinctes [4] | I. indica | Jumara | A Perisphincitidae Ammonite. | ||
Phlycticeras [4] | sp. | Jumara | A Strigoceratidae Ammonite. | ||
Reineckeia [4] | R. anceps | Jumara | A Reineckeiidae Ammonite. |
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