[F] Lameta Formation - India
India
The age of the Lameta is considered largely Maastrichtian in age based on their microfossil assemblages and bio- and magnetostratigraphy, and coeval with the beds at Dongargaon and Pisdura (Jain and Sahni, 1983; Mohabey et al., 1993). The environments of the Indian Lameta dinosaurs indicate the existence of a semiarid alluvial plain undergoing active pedogenesis.Nestingsites occur as \\\"limestone\\\" outcropping in discontinious patches across central peninsular India.
The sandy carbonate horizons show desiccation, cracks, honeycomb celcretes, brecciation and pebbles, derived from sheetwash events (Tandon er al., 1990; Sahni et al., 1994). The Lameta Fm. is a thin but extensive horizon that unerlies the basal flows of the Deccan volcanic sedimentary sequence. The type section was designated by Medlicott in 1860, but it was left to Matley (1921) to work out in detail the excellent sequence exposed at Lameta Ghat on the banks of the Narbada river near Jabalpur.
Antarctosaurus septentrionalis - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Maastrichtian
Brachypodosaurus gravis - Madhya Pradesh - Ankylosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Coeluroides largus - Madhya Pradesh - \\\"Carnosaurs \\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Compsosuchus solus - Madhya Pradesh - Coelurosauria Compsognathidae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dryptosauroides grandis - Madhya Pradesh - \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Indosaurus matleyi - Madhya Pradesh - Theropoda Abelisauridae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Indosuchus raptorius - Madhya Pradesh - Theropoda Abelisauridae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Isisaurus colberti - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Jainosaurus septentrionalis - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Maastrichtian
Jubbulpuria tenuis - Madhya Pradesh - Coelurosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Laevisuchus indicus - Madhya Pradesh - Coelurosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Lametasaurus indicus (1) - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Lametasaurus indicus (2) - Madhya Pradesh - Ankylosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Majungasaurus crenatissimus ? (2) - Gujarat - Theropoda Abelisauridae - Cretaceous Late Campanian
Ornithomimoides barasimlensis - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Ornithomimoides mobilis - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Orthogoniosaurus matleyi - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis - Gujarat - Theropoda Abelisauridae- Cretaceous Late
Titanosaurus blanfordi - Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Maastrichtian
Titanosaurus colberti - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Titanosaurus indicus - Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Campanian Maastrichtian
Titanosaurus madagascariensis - Maharshtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Campanian
Titanosaurus rahioliensis - Gujarat - Sauropoda Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dinosaur eggshell - Gujarat - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Sauropod footprints - Gujarat - Sauropoda - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Theropoda indet. (= Megalosaurus sp.) - Gujarat - Theropoda - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dinosaur eggshell - Madhya Pradesh - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
?Antarctosaurus sp. - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
?Titanosaurus sp. - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauriae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Ornithomimid indet. - Madhya Pradesh - Theropoda Ornithomimidae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
?Dinosaur coprolites - Maharashtra - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dinosaur eggshell - Maharashtra - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Antarctosaurus sp. - Maharashtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
The age of the Lameta is considered largely Maastrichtian in age based on their microfossil assemblages and bio- and magnetostratigraphy, and coeval with the beds at Dongargaon and Pisdura (Jain and Sahni, 1983; Mohabey et al., 1993). The environments of the Indian Lameta dinosaurs indicate the existence of a semiarid alluvial plain undergoing active pedogenesis.Nestingsites occur as \\\"limestone\\\" outcropping in discontinious patches across central peninsular India.
The sandy carbonate horizons show desiccation, cracks, honeycomb celcretes, brecciation and pebbles, derived from sheetwash events (Tandon er al., 1990; Sahni et al., 1994). The Lameta Fm. is a thin but extensive horizon that unerlies the basal flows of the Deccan volcanic sedimentary sequence. The type section was designated by Medlicott in 1860, but it was left to Matley (1921) to work out in detail the excellent sequence exposed at Lameta Ghat on the banks of the Narbada river near Jabalpur.
Antarctosaurus septentrionalis - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Maastrichtian
Brachypodosaurus gravis - Madhya Pradesh - Ankylosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Coeluroides largus - Madhya Pradesh - \\\"Carnosaurs \\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Compsosuchus solus - Madhya Pradesh - Coelurosauria Compsognathidae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dryptosauroides grandis - Madhya Pradesh - \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Indosaurus matleyi - Madhya Pradesh - Theropoda Abelisauridae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Indosuchus raptorius - Madhya Pradesh - Theropoda Abelisauridae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Isisaurus colberti - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Jainosaurus septentrionalis - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Maastrichtian
Jubbulpuria tenuis - Madhya Pradesh - Coelurosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Laevisuchus indicus - Madhya Pradesh - Coelurosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Lametasaurus indicus (1) - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Lametasaurus indicus (2) - Madhya Pradesh - Ankylosauria Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Majungasaurus crenatissimus ? (2) - Gujarat - Theropoda Abelisauridae - Cretaceous Late Campanian
Ornithomimoides barasimlensis - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Ornithomimoides mobilis - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Orthogoniosaurus matleyi - Madhya Pradesh - Incertae Sedis \\\"Carnosaurs\\\" Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis - Gujarat - Theropoda Abelisauridae- Cretaceous Late
Titanosaurus blanfordi - Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Maastrichtian
Titanosaurus colberti - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Titanosaurus indicus - Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Campanian Maastrichtian
Titanosaurus madagascariensis - Maharshtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late, Campanian
Titanosaurus rahioliensis - Gujarat - Sauropoda Nomina Dubia - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dinosaur eggshell - Gujarat - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Sauropod footprints - Gujarat - Sauropoda - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Theropoda indet. (= Megalosaurus sp.) - Gujarat - Theropoda - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dinosaur eggshell - Madhya Pradesh - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
?Antarctosaurus sp. - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
?Titanosaurus sp. - Madhya Pradesh - Sauropoda Titanosauriae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Ornithomimid indet. - Madhya Pradesh - Theropoda Ornithomimidae - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
?Dinosaur coprolites - Maharashtra - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Dinosaur eggshell - Maharashtra - Dinosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian
Antarctosaurus sp. - Maharashtra - Sauropoda Titanosauria - Cretaceous Late Maastrichtian