Trichinopoly Group
Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Santonian
~94–84 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesAriyalur Group
OverliesOotatoor Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates11°06′N 78°54′E / 11.1°N 78.9°E / 11.1; 78.9
Approximate paleocoordinates44°48′S 45°48′E / 44.8°S 45.8°E / -44.8; 45.8
RegionTamil Nadu
Country India
Trichinopoly Group is located in India
Trichinopoly Group
Trichinopoly Group (India)

The Trichinopoly Group is a geological formation in India whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. It lies between the Ootatoor and Ariyalur Groups. It is broad in its southern extremity but thins as it gradually proceeds northwards as it ultimately meets the Ariyalur Group.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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References

  1. ^ Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. Oxford University. 1865. pp. 107–140.
  2. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  3. ^ "Table 16.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 344.

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