Draft:Habur formation
| Habur Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Jaisalmer Basin |
| Sub-units | Lower & Upper members |
| Underlies | Unconformity with the Sanu Formation |
| Overlies | Pariwar Formation |
| Thickness | 90–203 m (295–666 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°26′N 36°39′E / 22.43°N 36.65°E |
| Region | Rajasthan |
| Country | India |
| Extent | Jaisalmer Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Habur Village |
  Habur formation (India) | |
The Habur Formation is an Early Cretaceous(Aptian) marine geological formation located in the Jaisalmer Basin of Rajasthan, northern India. Shark teeth and Ammonite shells have been reported from the formation.[2][1]
Paleobiota
[edit]Chondrichthyes
[edit]- Selachiis
| Selachiis of the Habur Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Materials | Notes | Image |
| Eostriatolamia?[1] | E.? sp. | Kanoi village | RWR 242-248, 7 isolated central cusps from anterior teeth. | An odontaspidid shark. Possibly the oldest report of the genus Eostriatolamia. | |
| Cretalamna[1] | C. sp. | Kanoi village | RWR 249-250, two anterior teeth and RWR 251, a lateral tooth. | An otodontid shark. | |
| Dwardius[1] | D. sp. | Kanoi village | RWR 252-253 & 257-258, four anterior teeth and RWR 254-256, three ?postero-lateral teeth. | A cardabiodontid shark. | |
| Leptostyrax[1] | L. sp. | Kanoi village | RWR 259-261, three isolated ?anterior teeth. | A cretoxyrhinid shark. | |
| Squalicorax[1] | S. sp. | Kanoi village | RWR262, one isolated tooth | A anacoracid shark. | |
| Lamniformes[1] | Indeterminate | Kanoi village | RWR 263-267, 5 isolated teeth. | Indeterminate lamniform shark. | |