Pinjor Formation
Geologic formation in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geologic formation in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pinjor Formation is a Cenozoic geologic formation in India. The fossils of large crocodilians and mammals have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Pinjor Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene ~Pleistocene | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Tatrot Formation |
Location | |
Coordinates | 30.7°N 76.8°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 29.2°N 77.3°E |
Region | Hariyana, Punjab India, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Pakistan, Chandigarh |
Country | India |
Reptiles from the Pinjor Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Material | Location | Notes | Images |
Rhamphosuchus[2] | R. crassidens | piece of rostrum, middle portion of craniurns, hind portion of mandibular symphysis, quadrate and quadratojugal, partial mandibular symphysis, several vertebrae, left ilium, small left ilium, right fibula, and several scute. | Chandigarh | A large gharial | |
Gavialis | G. browni | Chandigarh | Gharials | ||
G. gangeticus | |||||
G. sp. | |||||
Crocodylus | C. palustris | Chandigarh | Mugger crocodiles | ||
C. biporcatus | |||||
C. palaeoindicus | |||||
Varanus[3] | V. sivalensis | Distal end of right humerus and dorsal vertebrae | Chandigarh | A large monitor lizard similar to the Komodo dragon | |
Omegachelys | O. sahnii | Uttar Pradesh, | An emydid turtle | ||
Geoclemys | G. hamiltonii | Uttar Pradesh | A geoemydid turtle | ||
Hardella | H. thurjii | Uttar Pradesh | A geoemydidae turtle | ||
Megalochelys | sp. | Chandigarh | A tortoise |
Crustaceans from the Pinjor Formation | |||||
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Genus | Species | Material | Location | Notes | Images |
Potamon | sp. | Chandigarh | A crab |
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