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The Tiki Formation is a ( to ) geologic formation in , northern . remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific . remains attributable to the genus have also been found in the Tiki Formation.Chatterjee, 1978

The genera , and and species , and have been named after the Tiki Formation.


Paleobiota

Cynodonts
Datta & Das, 1996G. tapaniA single molarA
I. florisThree postcanine teethA
R. indicusA partial jaw and three postcanine teethA
R. tikiensis
R. roychowdhuriiFive partial jawsA
T. cromptoniA single postcanine toothA
T. copeiA single postcanine toothA . Initially described as a basal mammaliaform related to , but later redescribed as a fossil that was reworked into the older deposit.


Reptiles
Teeth similar to Galtonia, , and are known from the formation. Claws similar to and have also been reported, though their exact identification is questionable. dinosaurs may have been present based on vertebrae and limb fragments.
C. nicholsiJaw fragmentsA
C. techniensisKnown from multiple skeletons, all likely died togetherA very large
osteodermsA
H. huxleyiRare maxillary tooth platesA hyperodapedontine , also known as .Lydekker, 1885 This species is far more common in the Lower Maleri Formation of central India.
H.tikiensisVarious cranial and postcranial elementsA hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur
P. hislopiSkullsA basal (non-mystriosuchine)
T. romeriThe skull and some postcranial elements of a young individualA putative
V. statisticaeA skullA mystriosuchine
Datta et al., 2005
Mukherjee & Ray, 2012
Huene, 1940


Amphibians
E. spAn incomplete jawA
C. tikiensis A
Chatterjee & Majumdar, 1987M. sp. A temnospondyl
P. maleriensis A metoposaurid temnospondyl


Fish
Kumar & Sharma, 2019C. sp.TeethA ctenacanth
G. sp.TeethA
L. estesi A
L. encumbens A hybodont
M. indicusTeethA
M. jainiTeeth
P. tikiensisTeethA hybodont, formerly known as Parvodus tikiensis and Lissodus duffini.
P. oldhamiTeethA ptychoceratodontid lungfish
T. asymmetricusTeethA xenacanthid

Flora


Correlations
The Tiki Formation is considered a temporal equivalent of the Lower Maleri Formation. The majority of the Tiki Formation correlates with the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina, the upper part of the Santa Maria Formation, and the overlying lower Caturrita Formation of Brazil, the of Madagascar, Lossiemouth Sandstone of Scotland, and the lower Tecovas Formation of the of North America.


See also
  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils


Bibliography

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