Also known as Hathni
Where: Madhya Pradesh, India (22.3° N, 74.8° E: paleocoordinates 23.4° S, 58.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Lameta Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, cherty/siliceous limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with calcite, replaced with silica
Collected by S. Bajpai & S. Srinavasan in 1991
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: A. Sahni, S. K. Tandon, A. Jolly, S. Bajpai, A. Sood and S. Srinivasan. 1994. Upper Cretaceous dinosaur eggs and nesting sites from the Deccan volcano-sedimentary province of peninsular India. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch & J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies 204-226 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 57179: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Kaitlin Maguire on 08.12.2005, edited by Matthew Carrano
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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