Nimar Sandstone Formation
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| Nimar Sandstone Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | N/A |
| Overlies | N/A |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22.4° N, 74.8° E |
| Region | Madhya Pradesh |
| Country |  India |
  Nimar Sandstone Formation (India) | |
Nimar Sandstone Formation is a geological formation from the Cenomanian of India.[1][2][3]
Paleobiota
Dinosaurs
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanosauridae | Indeterminate | Partial Skeleton Including a femur, humerus, radius, ulna and numerous fragmentary bones belonging at least to two individuals | A new titanosaur species, possibly ancestral to the titanosaurs known from abundant remains from the Lameta Formation of peninsular India | |
| Dinosauria | Indeterminate |
Fishes
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coelodus | C. malwaensis | ||
| Onchopristis | O. indicus |
Mollusca
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostreidae | Indeterminate |
References
- ^ Omnath Saha; Uma Kant Shukla (November 2016). "Depositional environment of Nimar Sandstone of Cretaceous Bagh Group, Dhar District, M.P., India". 33rd Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Biplab; Jha, Suparna; Mondal, Prantik (December 2020). "Palaeogeographic reconstruction of a fluvio-marine transitional system in Narmada rift basin, India — Implications on Late Cretaceous global sea-level rise". Journal of Palaeogeography. 9 (1): 30. Bibcode:2020JPalG...9...30B. doi:10.1186/s42501-020-00078-6. ISSN 2524-4507.
- ^ Akhtar, K.; Ahmad, A. H. M. (1 April 1991). "Single-cycle cratonic quartzarenites produced by tropical weathering: the Nimar sandstone (Lower Cretaceous), Narmada basin, India". Sedimentary Geology. 71 (1): 23–32. Bibcode:1991SedG...71...23A. doi:10.1016/0037-0738(91)90004-W. ISSN 0037-0738.