Also known as Chhota Simla
Where: Madhya Pradesh, India (23.2° N, 80.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.7° S, 63.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Green Sandstone Member (Lameta Formation), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• "in the greensand, at about two feet below the limestone"
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, pebbly, green, cherty/siliceous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by C. Matley in 1917, 1933, 2008; reposited in the BMNH
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), mechanical,
Primary reference: C. A. Matley. 1921. On the stratigraphy, fossils and geological relationships of the Lameta beds of Jubbulpore. Records of the Geological Survey of India 53(2):142-169 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 67439: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 20.11.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Sauropoda indet. sauropod | |
Theropoda indet. theropod |