Kotapalle Limestone Fm
Period:
Statherian
Age Interval:
late Statherian
Province:
Proterozoic S.India Pranhita-Godavari east basin
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Underlain by Madhumtorna Shale Fm
Upper contact
Unconformably overlain by the Bodela Vagu Fm at base of Somanpalli Gr
Regional extent
Approximately coeval with maybe the upper Pandikunta Limestone Fm and the Pandikunta/Karlai Shale Fm of Mallamapalli Gr of Pranhita-Godavari west basin
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Statherian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.65
Beginning date (Ma):
1,670.00
Ending stage:
Statherian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.75
Ending date (Ma):
1,650.00
Depositional setting
Tidal shelf
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From: Saha D. (Dilip), Patranabis-Deb, S., and Colllins, A.S. (2016) Proterozoic stratigraphy of southern Indian cratons and global context. In: Stratigraphy & Timescales, 1: 1-59.