The PranhitaâGodavari Basin is a northwestâsoutheast striking geological structural basin ( rift basin) in eastern India. The basin contains up to 7 kilometres of sedimentary strata of late Carboniferous/ Early Permian to Cretaceous age. [1] The basin is 400 km in length with a width of about 100 km and is terminated by the coast of the Indian Ocean on the southeast end. [2]
The Late Permian aged Kundaram Formation has provided a terrestrial vertebrate fauna. The Late Triassic and the Early Jurassic strata in the basin host dinosaur fossils. [3] [4] The PranhitaâGodavari Basin contains four TriassicâJurassic formations, namely Lower Maleri, Upper Maleri, Lower Dharmaram and Upper Dharmaram. [3] [5]
The PranhitaâGodavari Basin is a northwestâsoutheast striking geological structural basin ( rift basin) in eastern India. The basin contains up to 7 kilometres of sedimentary strata of late Carboniferous/ Early Permian to Cretaceous age. [1] The basin is 400 km in length with a width of about 100 km and is terminated by the coast of the Indian Ocean on the southeast end. [2]
The Late Permian aged Kundaram Formation has provided a terrestrial vertebrate fauna. The Late Triassic and the Early Jurassic strata in the basin host dinosaur fossils. [3] [4] The PranhitaâGodavari Basin contains four TriassicâJurassic formations, namely Lower Maleri, Upper Maleri, Lower Dharmaram and Upper Dharmaram. [3] [5]