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Ling Dongri Sandstone Formation
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Ling Dongri Sandstone Fm base reconstruction

Ling Dongri Sandstone Fm


Period: 
Ectasian

Age Interval: 
Late Ectasian


Province: 
Proterozoic S.India Khariar Basin

Type Locality and Naming

Uppermost formation (6 of 6) of Pairi Gr


Lithology and Thickness


Lithology Pattern: 
Sandstone


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Underlain by Tarjhar Fm

Upper contact

Not given

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils


Age 


Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Ectasian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.75

    Beginning date (Ma): 
1,250.00

    Ending stage: 
Ectasian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
1.0

    Ending date (Ma):  
1,200.00

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.