The Lathi Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in India. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
| Lathi Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic to Middle Jurassic, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Jaisalmer Formation |
| Overlies | N/A |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 26.9° N, 70.9° E |
| Region | Rajasthan |
| Country |  India |
  Lathi Formation (India) | |
Paleobiota
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
edit| 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
edit| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pterosauria?[3][4] | indeterminate | "fragments of pterosaur bones" | A fragmentary pterosaur. |
Crocodyliforms
edit| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocodylia[2] | indeterminate | A Crocodillan. |
Mollusca
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c d e f 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
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ a b c 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
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