Earth:Takli Formation
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| Takli Formation Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, siltstone, marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 21°12′N 79°06′E / 21.2°N 79.1°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 26°12′S 61°30′E / 26.2°S 61.5°E |
| Region | Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| Country | India |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tákli Plain |
  Takli Formation (India) | |
The Takli Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation in India.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Paleobiota
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Dinosaurs
- Sauropods
| Sauropods from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Fusioolithus | F. baghensis | eggshell fragments | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Sauropod Eggs. | |
| Sauropoda[3][4] | Indeterminate | tooth | Gujarat | Maastrichtian | A Sauropod. | |
| Titanosauridae | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Titanosaur. | |
- Theropods
| Theropods from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| ?Coelurosauria[4] | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Coelurosauria was a common wastebasket taxon. | |
| ?Megalosauridae | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Megalosauridae was a common wastebasket taxon. | |
| M. rawesi | Tooth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Previously thought to be a Massospondylus now known to be an indeterminate abelisaurid.[5] | ||
| Theropoda[3] | Indeterminate | Teeth. | Gujarat | Maastrichtian | An indeterminate theropod. | |
Other Archosaurs
| Other Archosaurs from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Archosauria[4] | Indeterminate | teeth | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | Either a saurischian or a crocodillan. | |
| Crocodyliformes[6] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Crocodyliform. | ||
Lepidosaurs
| Lepidosaurs from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Gekkonidae[7] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Gecko. | ||
| Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snake. | |||
| Scincomorpha[8][9] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Scincomorph. | ||
| ?Contogenys[7] | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Globaurid. | ||
| Anguidae[10] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Anguid. | ||
| Litakis[7] | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Platynota. | ||
| Exostinus | E. estesi[7]
E. estesai |
Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Xenosaurid. | ||
| Pristiguana | P. sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Iguanid. | ||
| Iguanidae[7] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An iguanid. | ||
Amphibians
| Amphibians from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Anura[11] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Frog. | ||
| Pelobatidae[9] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Spadefoot Toad. | ||
Fish
| Fishes from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Pycnodus | P. lametae
P. bicresta[12] |
Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Pycnodontid Fish. | ||
| Belonostomus[8] | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Aspidorhynchid Fish. | ||
| Sphyraena[10] | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Barracuda. | ||
| Enchodus | E. ferox[10]
sp.[8] |
Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Enchodontid Fish. | ||
| Clupeidae[10] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Clupeid Fish. | ||
| Apateodus[12] | A. striatus | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Ichthyotringid Fish. | ||
| Stephanodus[12] | S. lybicus | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Eotrigonodontid Fish. | ||
| Ostracion[10] | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Ostraciid Fish. | ||
| Palaeolabrus[12] | P. dormaalensis | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Palaeolabrid Fish. | ||
| Lepisosteus[10] | L. indicus | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Gar. | ||
| Lepidotes[8] | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A possible late surviving lepidotid. | ||
| Dasyatis[8] | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Whiptail stingray. | ||
| Igdabatis | I. sigmodon | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Eagle ray. | ||
| Osteoglossum | O. deccanensis | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A osteoglossid Fish. | ||
| Osteichthyes[11] | Indeterminate | Ganoid and Cycloid scales | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Bony fish. | |
Mammals
| Mammals from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Symmetrodonta[10] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Allotherian Mammal. | ||
Molluscas
| Molluscas from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Bivalvia | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Clam. | ||
| Limnaea | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
| Valvata | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
| Paludina | sp. | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
| Physa | P. prinsepii | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snail. | ||
Crustaceans
| Crustaceans from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Ostracoda[13] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | An Ostracod. | ||
Turtles
| Turtles from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| Pelomedusidae[10] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Pelomedusid Turtle. | ||
| Testudinata | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Turtle. | ||
Insects
| Insects from the Takli Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Location | Time Period | Notes | Images |
| ?Buprestidae[14] | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Jewel beetle. | ||
| Lomatus[14][15] | L. hislopi | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Jewel beetle. | ||
| ?Curculionidae | Indeterminate | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snout beetle. | ||
| Meristos[14] | M. hunteri | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snout beetle. | ||
| Palaeotanymecides[14] | P. hislopi | Maharashtra | Maastrichtian | A Snout beetle. | ||
Flora
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
References
- ↑ Tákli Plain, northwest of Nagpur at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A. Sahni and S. Bajpai. 1988. Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary events: the fossil vertebrate, palaeomagnetic and radiometric evidence from Peninsualr India. Journal of the Geological Society of India 32(5):382-395
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Vianey-Liaud, Monique; Jain, Sohan L.; Sahni, Ashok (1988-01-22). "Dinosaur eggshells (Saurischia) from the Late Cretaceous Intertrappean and Lameta formations (Deccan, India)" (in en). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 7 (4): 408–424. doi:10.1080/02724634.1988.10011673. ISSN 0272-4634. Bibcode: 1988JVPal...7..408V. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.1988.10011673.
- ↑ Hendrickx, C.; Soto Núñez, M.; Araújo, R.; Meso, J. G.; Maganuco, S.; Ben-Salahuddin, A. (2025). "Isolated abelisaurid teeth from Gondwana and dental evolution in Abelisauridae". Ameghiniana. doi:10.5710/AMGH.17.09.2025.3654. https://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/145.
- ↑ Rio, Jonathan P.; Mannion, Philip D. (2021-09-06). "Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem" (in en). PeerJ 9. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 34567843.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Kapur, Vivesh V.; Khosla, Ashu (2018-12-03). "Faunal elements from the Deccan volcano-sedimentary sequences of India: A reappraisal of biostratigraphic, palaeoecologic, and palaeobiogeographic aspects". Geological Journal 54 (5): 2797–2828. doi:10.1002/gj.3379. ISSN 0072-1050.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:5 - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "Palaeontology and palaeoecology of the intertrappean (Cretaceous-Tertiary transition) beds of the peninsular India". http://palaeontologicalsociety.in/vol35/v11.pdf.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 S. Hislop. 1861. Remarks on the geology of Nágpur. Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 6:194-204
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "(PDF) Vertebrate Fauna From the Infra- and Inter-trappean Beds of Andhra Pradesh: Age Implications". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282319217_Vertebrate_fauna_from_the_infra-_and_inter-trappean_beds_of_Andhra_Pradesh_age_implications.
- ↑ "(PDF) New Evidence for Paleobiogeographic Intercontinental Gondwana Relationships Based on Late Cretaceous-Earliest Paleocene Coastal Faunas from Peninsular India". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258963754_New_Evidence_for_Paleobiogeographic_Intercontinental_Gondwana_Relationships_Based_on_Late_Cretaceous-Earliest_Paleocene_Coastal_Faunas_from_Peninsular_India.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 A. Murray. 1860. Notes on some fossil insects from Nagpur. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 16:182-186
- ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Fossil Buprestidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Classif/fossils.htm.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B., ed (2004). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 1–880. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
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