Also known as Tancem

Where: Tamil Nadu, India (11.1° N, 79.1° E: paleocoordinates 34.0° S, 57.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kallankurichchi Formation (Ariyalur Group), Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; bioturbated, concretionary, sandy limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: from a cement quarry

Primary reference: R. Kohring, K. Bandel, D. Kortum and S. Parthasararthy. 1996. Shell structure of a dinosaur egg from the Maastrichtian of Ariyalur (southern India). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1996(1):48-64 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68169: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 05.01.2007

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