Intertrappean Beds
| Intertrappean Beds | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian-Ypresian, | |
| Type | Unit |
| Unit of | Deccan Traps |
| Overlies | Infratrappean Beds |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 17°12′N 77°54′E / 17.2°N 77.9°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 28°00′S 59°00′E / 28.0°S 59.0°E |
| Region | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka |
| Country | India |
The Intertrappean Beds are a Late Cretaceous and early Paleogene geologic unit in India. These beds are found as interbeds between Deccan Traps layers, including the slightly older Lameta Formation. They consist a number of different subgroups and formations, and span the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary.
Many mostly fragmentary fossils, especially of small vertebrates, are known from the formation. Indeterminate theropod and pterosaur remains have been recovered from the formation, as well as dinosaur eggs. The mammal genera Deccanolestes, Sahnitherium, Bharattherium, Indoclemensia, Indotriconodon and Kharmerungulatum have been recovered from several localities. The Early Eocene-aged Bamanbor locality in Gujarat preserves articulated freshwater fish specimens. A rich plant flora is known from the formation.