Kallakurichi Formation

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Kallakurichi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
~70–66  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Unit of Ariyalur Group
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Primary Limestone
Location
Coordinates 11°06′N79°06′E / 11.1°N 79.1°E / 11.1; 79.1
Approximate paleocoordinates 35°18′S56°24′E / 35.3°S 56.4°E / -35.3; 56.4
Region Tamil Nadu
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Type section
Named for Kallakurichi
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Kallakurichi Formation (India)
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Kallakurichi Formation (Tamil Nadu)

The Kallakurichi Formation, alternatively spelled as Kallankurichchi or Kallankurichi Formation, [1] is a geological formation of the Ariyalur Group in Tamil Nadu, southern India whose strata date back to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur eggs of Megaloolithus cylindricus are among the fossils that have been recovered from the sandy limestones of the formation. [2]

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Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kallankurichchi Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.593-600
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ayyasami, 1989
  4. Aziz & Badve, 1990
  5. Kohring et al., 1996

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