Mahadek Formation
| Mahadek Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | N/A |
| Overlies | N/A |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 25.3° N, 91.3° E |
| Region | Meghalaya |
| Country | India |
  Mahadek Formation (India) | |
The Mahadek Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in India. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to the genus or species level.[1] These include the partial skeleton of a titanosaurian sauropod.[2] Additionally, teeth similar to an elasmobranch, as well as teeth and postcranial material of a reptile (identified as a mosasaur), are known from Krem Puri Caves rocks, which are also a part of this formation.[3][4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ Iangrai, B.; Dalabehera, L.; Kumar, V.; War, D. (2026). "Evidence of titanosaurian remains in the Upper Cretaceous Mahadek Formation of Meghalaya (India) with the paleohistology, sedimentological and taphonomical data". Cretaceous Research 106466. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2026.106466.
- ↑ Sauro, Francesco; Mecchia, Marco; Tringham, Mark; Arbenz, Thomas; Columbu, Andrea; Carbone, Cristina; Pisani, Luca; Waele, Jo De (15 June 2020). "Speleogenesis of the world's longest cave in hybrid arenites (Krem Puri, Meghalaya, India)". Geomorphology. 359 (6). doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107160.
- ↑ "Meghalaya: At over 24,000 metres in length, world's longest sandstone cave found". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.