Temple Hill, Rahioli (ss): Maastrichtian, India
collected by Mathur & Srivastava 1982-1984

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Theropoda
? Megalosaurus informal sp. A Parkinson 1822
2 specimens
GSI 19989, 19990; "Type A"
    = Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881
Carrano 2025
Reptilia
? Megalosaurus informal sp. E Parkinson 1822
1 specimen
GSI 19996; "Type E"
    = Abelisauroidea indet. Bonaparte 1991
Carrano 2025
Reptilia - Abelisauridae
Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Depéret 1896)
1 specimen
GSI 19988
    = Abelisauridae indet. Bonaparte and Novas 1985
Krause et al. 2007
? Megalosaurus informal sp. B Parkinson 1822
1 specimen
GSI 19991; "Type B"
    = Majungatholus atopus Sues and Taquet 1979
Smith and Krause 2003
    = Abelisauridae indet. Bonaparte and Novas 1985
Krause et al. 2007
? Megalosaurus informal sp. C Parkinson 1822
2 specimens
GSI 19992, 19993; "Type C"
    = Majungatholus atopus Sues and Taquet 1979
Smith and Krause 2003
    = Abelisauridae indet. Bonaparte and Novas 1985
Krause et al. 2007
? Megalosaurus informal sp. D Parkinson 1822
2 specimens
GSI 19994, 19995; "Type D"
    = Abelisauridae indet. Bonaparte and Novas 1985
Carrano 2025
Reptilia
? Titanosaurus rahioliensis n. sp. Mathur and Srivastava 1987
34 specimens
nomen dubium belonging to Titanosauria
GSI 19997-20007
see common names

Geography
Country:India State/province:Gujarat County:Kheda
Coordinates: 23.1° North, 73.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.1° South, 57.2° 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:medium,coarse calcareous sandstone
Secondary lithology:pebbly,green,white conglomerate
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "sequence comprises of conglomerates, sandstones and limestones...The succession starts with about 1-2 metre thick conglomerate overlying the Godhra Granite. The congomerate comprises of pebbles of granite, pegmatite, quartz, feldspar etc. embedded in a greenish-white matrix of chlorite and clay. This conglomerate is ossiferous and has yielded a large number of dinosaur and crocodile fossils. The conglomerate is followed by a 3-4 metre thick calcareous sandstone. In the lower part, the calcareous sandstone is medium-grained and has yielded a few dinosaur fossils including the teeth which form the subject of this paper. It grades up to a fine-grained calcareous sandstone. This lithounit is traversed by veins of cryptocrystalline silica." "medium- to coarse-grained indurated to friable sandstone" (Wilson et al., 2019)
Environment:estuary/bay
Geology comments: beds could be either "freshwater deposits", "shallow water, maine environment", or "an estuarine complex"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Articulated whole bodies:none
Associated major elements:none
Disassociated major elements:all
Disassociated minor elements:none
Size sorting:medium
Fragmentation:frequent
Encrustation:none
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:Mathur & Srivastava Collection dates:1982-1984
Metadata
Database number:38041
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2004-04-02 13:33:09 Last modified:2023-08-04 14:59:43
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-02 13:33:09
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
10153. U. B. Mathur and S. Srivastava. 1987. Dinosaur teeth from Lameta Group (Upper Cretaceous) of Kheda district, Gujarat. Journal of the Geological Society of India 29:554-566 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

14199ETE M. T. Carrano. 2025. Taxonomic opinions on the Dinosauria. [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
24665ETE D. W. Krause, S. D. Sampson, M. T. Carrano and P. M. O'Connor. 2007. Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. In S. D. Sampson & D. W. Krause (eds.), Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 8. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2, suppl.):1-20 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]
85566 S. C. Pant, U. B. Mathur, S. Srivastava and A. K. Shali. 1988. Synopsis of the work done on the dinosaurian remains of Kheda District, Gujarat, India. Records of the Geological Survey of India 114(7-8):53-67 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
81580 G. V. R. Prasad. 2012. Vertebrate biodiversity of the Deccan volcanic province of India: a review. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 183(6):597-610 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
23461ETE J. B. Smith and D. W. Krause. 2003. On the occurrence of Majungatholus atopus in India: implications for abelisauroid paleobiogeography. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3, suppl.):98A-99A [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
79454 J. A. Wilson, D. M. Mohabey, P. Lakra and A. Bhadran. 2019. Titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) vertebrae from the Upper Cretaceous Lameta Formation of western and central India. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 33(1):1-27 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]