Lathi Formation

Lathi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic to Middle Jurassic, 201.3–168.3  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Jaisalmer Formation
Overlies	N/A
Location
Coordinates	26.9° N, 70.9° E
Region	Rajasthan
Country	India
Lathi Formation (India)

The Lathi Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in India. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. ^[1]

Paleobiota

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Dinosaurs

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Dinosauria [2]	indeterminate				A Dinosaur.
Eubrontes [3]	E. giganteus			Footprints	A Theropod footprints.
	E. glenrosensis
Grallator [3]	G. tenuis			Footprints	A Theropod footprints.

Pterosaurs

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Pterosauria? [3] [4]	indeterminate			"fragments of pterosaur bones"	A fragmentary pterosaur.

Crocodyliforms

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Crocodylia [2]	indeterminate				A Crocodillan.

Mollusca

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Indocorbula [3] [4]	sp.				A Clam.
Nerineidae [3] [4]	indeterminate				A Gastropod.
Trigonia [3]	sp.				A Clam.

Flora

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Pterophyllum [5]	sp.				A Bennettitales plant.
Ptilophyllum [5]	P. acutifolium				A Bennettitales plant.
Equisetites [5]	sp.				An Equisetaceae plant.

References

1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
2. U. B. Mathur, S. C. Pant, S. Mehra and A. K. Mathur. 1985. Discovery of dinosaurian remains in Middle Jurassic of Jaisalmer, western India. Bulletin of the Indian Geologists' Association 18(2):59-65
3. G. Pienkowski, P. Branski, D. K. Pandey, J. Schlögl, M. Alberti and F. T. Fürsich. 2015. Dinosaur footprints from the Thaiat ridge and their palaeoenvironmental background, Jaisalmer Basin, Rajastan, India. Volumina Jurassica 13(1):17-26
4. PANDEY D.K., FÜRSICH F.T., ALBERTI M., 2014 - Stratigraphy and palaeoenvironments of the Jurassic rocks of the Jaisalmer Basin - Field Guide. Beringeria, Special Issue, 9: 1-111
5. Neelam Das, Raj Kumar, Bindhyachal Pandey, Krishna Kumar Pandey 2021. Record of plant fossils from freshly discovered succession of the Pariwar Formation, Jaisalmer Basin, western India. Historical Biology 33(12):328-1290