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Tiki microvertebrate locality, Madhya Pradesh, India
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 23.9167,81.3667 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Madhya Pradesh, India |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km southwest of Tiki Village | Datta P. M. (2005) | Gondwana - Tiki | lower part of formation. The Tiki Formation is considered a temporal equivalent of the lower Maleri Formation, and both have been correlated on the basis of vertebrate biostratigraphy with the Scaphonyx-Exaeretodon-Herrerasaurus biozone of the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina and the Hyperodapedon Assemblage Zone of the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil (e.g. Novas et al. 2011. Earth Env. Sci. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin. 101:333-349). The relevant part of the Ischigualasto Formation has been da | mudstone | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Tiki microvertebrate locality | Datta P. M., Das D. P. (1996) | Gondwana - Tiki | "lower part of the Tiki Formation"\n\nThe Tiki Formation is considered a temporal equivalent of the lower Maleri Formation, and both have been correlated on the basis of vertebrate biostratigraphy with the Scaphonyx-Exaeretodon-Herrerasaurus biozone of the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina and the Hyperodapedon Assemblage Zone of the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil (e.g. Novas et al. 2011. Earth Env. Sci. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin. 101:333-349). The relevant part of the Ischigualasto Formation ha | claystone | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
| Tiki village | Chatterjee S., Majumdar P. K. (1987) | Gondwana - Tiki | The Tiki Formation is considered a temporal equivalent of the lower Maleri Formation, and both have been correlated on the basis of vertebrate biostratigraphy with the Scaphonyx-Exaeretodon-Herrerasaurus biozone of the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina and the Hyperodapedon Assemblage Zone of the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil (e.g. Novas et al. 2011. Earth Env. Sci. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin. 101:333-349). The relevant part of the Ischigualasto Formation has been dated as late Carnian in age on | mudstone | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
