Karasur Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
early Paleocene (outcrop at Pondicherry area)
Province:
E.India Cauvery Basin
Type Locality and Naming
PONDICHERRY OUTCROP:
Lithology and Thickness
Composed mainly of coarse, bioturbated impure calcarenite with scattered shell and corals, massive or indistinctly bedded and variably cemented resulting in nodular fabric. It is approximately 120 m thick;"
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformable onto Mettuveli Fm
Upper contact
Conformably overlain by Manaveli Fm
Regional extent
not available. NOTE: GeoJSON omitted pending more information; but seems limited to Pondicherry Outcrop
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Early Paleocene (vague)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Danian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
66.04
Ending stage:
Selandian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.5
Ending date (Ma):
60.45
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Extracted from Shyam N. Mude Shyam Yawale and Vishal Choudhari (2020) "Sedimentological and geochemical characterization of Manaveli and Cuddalore formations, Puducherry Basin, India", Journal Indian Association of Sedimentologists, 37 (2): 115-130.