Yerrapalli Formation
The Yerrapalli Formation is a Triassic rock formation consisting primarily of mudstones that outcrops in the Pranhita–Godavari Basin in southeastern India. The Yerrapalli Formation preserves fossils of freshwater and terrestrial vertebrates as well as trace fossils of invertebrates. The tetrapod fauna includes temnospondyl amphibians, archosauromorph reptiles, and dicynodonts.
| Yerrapalli Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Anisian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Bhimaram Formation |
| Overlies | Kamthi Formation |
| Thickness | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, sandstone, caliche |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 18.9°N 79.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 51.4°S 48.5°E |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Country | India |
| Extent | Pranhita–Godavari Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Yerrapalli village |
| Named by | Jain et al. |
| Year defined | 1964 |
Yerrapalli Formation (India) Yerrapalli Formation (Telangana) | |
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