Where: Madhya Pradesh, India (23.5° N, 81.6° E: paleocoordinates 25.0° S, 64.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mottled Nodular Marl Member (Lameta Formation), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• a 30-cm thick bank containing gastropods
•C29r
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; sandy claystone
Size class: mesofossils
Collected by A. Sahni & D. Mehrotra
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: A. Sahni. 1972. Paleoecology of Lameta Formation at Jabalpur (M.P.). Current Science 41(17):652 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 186132: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 15.06.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Viviparus normalis snail |