Litra Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Late Miocene
Province:
Pakistan Indus Basin
Type Locality and Naming
Siwalik Gr. – middle formation in the Sulaiman Province and Trans Indus Range (TrIR). Holotype section: type section at Litra Nallah, just SE of Vihowa Rud
Lithology and Thickness
Coarse-grained sandstone, which is substantially coarser than that of underlying Vihowa Fm and Chitarwatta Fm. Thickness: 1,700 m thick in type section
Lithology Pattern:
Coarse-grained sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Conformably underlain by Vihowa Fm
Upper contact
Conformably overlain by Chaudhwan Fm
Regional extent
Sulaiman Province and Trans Indus Range (TrIR)
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Late Miocene.
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Tortonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
11.63
Ending stage:
Messinian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
5.34
Depositional setting
Alluvial-fluvial plains
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Nusrat K. Siddiqui