Takli Formation Explained

Takli Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Maastrichtian
Period:Maastrichtian
Prilithology:Claystone, siltstone, marl
Namedfor:Tákli Plain
Region:Maharashtra, Gujarat
Coordinates:21.2°N 79.1°W
Paleocoordinates:-26.2°N 61.5°W

The Takli Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation in India.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Paleobiota

Dinosaurs

Sauropods
Sauropods from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
FusioolithusF. baghensiseggshell fragmentsMaharashtraMaastrichtianSauropod Eggs.
Sauropoda[3] IndeterminatetoothGujaratMaastrichtianA Sauropod.
TitanosauridaeIndeterminateteethMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Titanosaur.
Theropods
Theropods from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
?Coelurosauria[4] IndeterminateteethMaharashtraMaastrichtianCoelurosauria was a common wastebasket taxon.
?MegalosauridaeIndeterminateteethMaharashtraMaastrichtianMegalosauridae was a common wastebasket taxon.
Massospondylus[5] [6] M. rawesiToothMaharashtraMaastrichtianPreviously thought to be a Massospondylus now thought to have been an indeterminate Theropod.[7] [8]
Theropoda[9] IndeterminateTeeth.GujaratMaastrichtianAn indeterminate theropod.

Other Archosaurs

Other Archosaurs from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
ArchosauriaIndeterminateteethMaharashtraMaastrichtianEither a saurischian or a crocodillan.
Crocodyliformes[10] IndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Crocodyliform.

Lepidosaurs

Lepidosaurs from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
Gekkonidae[11] IndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Gecko.
Boidae[12] IndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snake.
ScincomorphaIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Scincomorph.
?Contogenyssp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Globaurid.
AnguidaeIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Anguid.
Litakissp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Platynota.
ExostinusE. estesiE. estesaiMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Xenosaurid.
PristiguanaP. sp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Iguanid.
IguanidaeIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianAn iguanid.

Amphibians

Amphibians from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
Anura[13] IndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Frog.
PelobatidaeIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Spadefoot Toad.

Fish

Fishes from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
PycnodusP. lametaeP. bicresta[14] MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Pycnodontid Fish.
Belonostomussp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Aspidorhynchid Fish.
Sphyraenasp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Barracuda.
EnchodusE. feroxsp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Enchodontid Fish.
ClupeidaeIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Clupeid Fish.
ApateodusA. striatusMaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Ichthyotringid Fish.
StephanodusS. lybicusMaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Eotrigonodontid Fish.
Ostracionsp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Ostraciid Fish.
PalaeolabrusP. dormaalensisMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Palaeolabrid Fish.
LepisosteusL. indicusMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Gar.
Lepidotessp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA possible late surviving lepidotid.
Dasyatissp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Whiptail stingray.
IgdabatisI. sigmodonMaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Eagle ray.
OsteoglossumO. deccanensisMaharashtraMaastrichtianA osteoglossid Fish.
OsteichthyesIndeterminateGanoid and Cycloid scalesMaharashtraMaastrichtianAn Bony fish.

Molluscas

Molluscas from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
BivalviaIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Clam.
Limnaeasp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snail.
Valvatasp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snail.
Paludinasp.MaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snail.
PhysaP. prinsepiiMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snail.

Turtles

Turtles from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
PelomedusidaeIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Pelomedusid Turtle.
TestudinataIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Turtle.

Insects

Insects from the Takli Formation
Genus Species Material Location Time Period Notes Images
?Buprestidae[17] IndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Jewel beetle.
Lomatus[18] L. hislopiMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Jewel beetle.
?CurculionidaeIndeterminateMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snout beetle.
MeristosM. hunteriMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snout beetle.
PalaeotanymecidesP. hislopiMaharashtraMaastrichtianA Snout beetle.

Flora

See also

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=119660 Tákli Plain, northwest of Nagpur
  2. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  3. A. Sahni and S. Bajpai. 1988. Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary events: the fossil vertebrate, palaeomagnetic and radiometric evidence from Peninsualr India. Journal of the Geological Society of India 32(5):382-395
  4. Vianey-Liaud . Monique . Jain . Sohan L. . Sahni . Ashok . 1988-01-22 . Dinosaur eggshells (Saurischia) from the Late Cretaceous Intertrappean and Lameta formations (Deccan, India) . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . en . 7 . 4 . 408–424 . 10.1080/02724634.1988.10011673 . 1988JVPal...7..408V . 0272-4634.
  5. R. Lydekker. 1890. Note on certain vertebrate remains from the Nagpur district. Records of the Geological Survey of India 23(1):21-24
  6. Book: Weishampel, David B. . David B. Weishampel . Dinosaur distribution . David B. Weishampel . Peter Dodson . Halszka Osmólska. The Dinosauria . 1st . 1990 . University of California Press . Berkeley . 978-0-520-06727-1 . 63–139 .
  7. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230808666_The_history_of_dinosaur_collecting_in_Central_India_1828-1947
  8. Book: Molina-Pérez . Rubén . Dinosaur facts and figures: the theropods and other dinosauriformes . Larramendi . Asier . Atuchin . Andrey . Mazzei . Sante . Connolly . David . Ramírez Cruz . Gonzalo Ángel . 2019 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-18031-1 . Princeton . on1051136420.
  9. A. Sahni and S. Bajpai. 1988. Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary events: the fossil vertebrate, palaeomagnetic and radiometric evidence from Peninsualr India. Journal of the Geological Society of India 32(5):382-395
  10. Rio . Jonathan P. . Mannion . Philip D. . 2021-09-06 . Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem . PeerJ . en . 9 . e12094 . 10.7717/peerj.12094 . free . 34567843 . 8428266 . 2167-8359.
  11. Kapur . Vivesh V. . Khosla . Ashu . 2018-12-03 . Faunal elements from the Deccan volcano-sedimentary sequences of India: A reappraisal of biostratigraphic, palaeoecologic, and palaeobiogeographic aspects . Geological Journal . 54 . 5 . 2797–2828 . 10.1002/gj.3379 . 0072-1050.
  12. S. L. Jain. 1989. Recent dinosaur discoveries in India, including eggshells, nests and coprolites. In D. D. Gillette & M. G. Lockley (ed.), Dinosaur Tracks and Traces 99-108
  13. S. Hislop. 1861. Remarks on the geology of Nágpur. Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 6:194-204
  14. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282319217_Vertebrate_fauna_from_the_infra-_and_inter-trappean_beds_of_Andhra_Pradesh_age_implications
  15. http://palaeontologicalsociety.in/vol35/v11.pdf
  16. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258963754_New_Evidence_for_Paleobiogeographic_Intercontinental_Gondwana_Relationships_Based_on_Late_Cretaceous-Earliest_Paleocene_Coastal_Faunas_from_Peninsular_India
  17. A. Murray. 1860. Notes on some fossil insects from Nagpur. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 16:182-186
  18. Web site: Fossil Buprestidae . Bellamy, C. L. . 2013 . A Checklist of World Buprestoidea . 7 Sep 2021.

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