Sillakkudi formation
| Sillakkudi formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Campanian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Ariyalur Group |
| Underlies | Kallankurichchi formation |
| Overlies | Anaipadi Formation |
| Thickness | up to [convert: needs a number] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Location | Sillakkudi |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: Unable to parse latitude as a number:11°05′50.0 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
| Region | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Extent | [convert: needs a number] |
| Type section | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: Unable to parse latitude as a number:11°05′50.0 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Coordinates: Missing latitude {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
 Location of the Sillakkudi formation in India | |
The Sillakkudi Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geological formation located in Tamil Nadu, India it forms part of the Ariyalur Group. It dates to the Campanian of the Late Cretaceous. [1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bakkiaraj, D.; Nagendra, R.; Nagarajan, R.; Armstrong-Altrin, John S. (2010). "Geochemistry of sandstones from the Upper Cretaceous Sillakkudi Formation, Cauvery Basin, southern India: Implication for provenance". Journal of the Geological Society of India. 76 (5): 453–467. doi:10.1007/s12594-010-0128-3. ISSN 0016-7622.
- ^ Paranjape, Amruta R.; Kulkarni, Kantimati G.; Kale, Anand S. (2023). "Facies and trace fossils of the Upper Cretaceous Sillakudi Formation (Cauvery Basin, S. India) and their palaeoenvironmental significance". Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India. 68 (2): 262–272. doi:10.1177/05529360231205315. ISSN 0552-9360.