<I>Megaloolithus</I> Dinosaur Nest from the Lameta Formation of Salbardi Area, Districts Amravati, Maharashtra and Betul, Madhya Pradesh

Authors

  • Ashok K. Srivastava
     P.G. Department of Geology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati - 444 602
  • Rupesh S. Mankar
     P.G. Department of Geology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati - 444 602

Keywords:

<I>Megaloolithus</I>, Nest and Eggs, Salbardi, Sauropod, Lameta.

Abstract

The present paper contributes the new locality of a nest of sauropod dinosaur from fluvial sediments of the Lameta Formation of Salbardi area. On the basis of shape, size and microstructures of the shell, it is identified as Megaloolithus. The new locality is away from the known nesting sites of dinosaurs already been reported i.e., Nagpur and Jabalpur, therefore bears significance in reconstruction of palaeogeographic boundary of dinosaurs-nesting sites.

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Volume 85, Issue 4, April 2015

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2015-04-01

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Srivastava, A. K., & Mankar, R. S. (2015). <I>Megaloolithus</I> Dinosaur Nest from the Lameta Formation of Salbardi Area, Districts Amravati, Maharashtra and Betul, Madhya Pradesh. Journal of Geological Society of India, 85(4), 457–462. Retrieved from https://www.geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/62911

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