Akola, Umrer: Maastrichtian, India
collected 1960

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae
Physa sp. Draparnaud 1801
Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Unio sp. Philipsson 1788
Reptilia - Testudines
Chelonia indet. (Latreille 1800)
synonym of Testudines
Reptilia - Dinosauria
Dinosauria indet. Owen 1842
see common names

Geography
Country:India State/province:Maharashtra
Coordinates: 22.9° North, 79.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:24.7° South, 62.5° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lameta
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera,species names
Collection methods:surface (float),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection dates:1960s
Metadata
Database number:57004
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:K. Maguire
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-11-30 13:27:36 Last modified:2010-12-03 10:08:57
Access level:the public Released:2005-11-30 13:27:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

15373.ETE K. N. Prasad and K. K. Verma. 1967. Occurence of dinosaurian remains from the Lameta beds of Umrer, Nagpur district, Maharashtra. Current Science 36(20):547-548 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano]