It includes the stratigraphy of Cretaceous of Trichinopoly, Lameta and Bagh beds of Narmada basin, also their lithological and paleontological correlation.

1. A PRESENTATION ON CRETACEOUS OF TRICHINOPOLY
AND IT’S CORRELATION WITH NARMADA VALLEY
GUIDED BY: PRESENTED BY:
PROF. S. H. ADIL SHUBHRA VERMA
M. TECH 2nd SEM
REG. NO Y21251045
DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED GEOLOGY
DR. HARISINGH GOUR VISHWAVIDYALAYA, (A CENTRAL UNIVERSITY),
SAGAR M.P.

2. CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
DISRIBUTION OF CRETACEOUS ROCKS
CRETACEOUS OF TRICHINOPOLY
CRETACEOUS OF NARMADA
CORRELATION
CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
Cretaceous was coined by d’Halloy(1882).
Lasted for almost 80 Ma.(145 to 65 Ma.)
End Cretaceous saw important mass extinction
Tectonic opening
of Indian Ocean
Dismemberment
of Gondwana
Fight of India
towards Euraisa
Widespread
volcanism
Significant Cretaceous
events:

4. DISTRIBUTION OF CRETACEOUS ROCKS IN
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Exposed in:
• The Himalayan Tethyan belt.
• Narmada Valley.
• Trichinopoly area in Tamil Nadu.
• North Eastern India
Represents major mairne transgression
and regression
Distribution of Cretaceous rock in Indian subcontinent
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341371547_Systematic_study_of_Bivalves_from_late_C
retaceous_Kulakkalnattam_Foramation_Cauvery_Basin_Tamilnadu_India-
Masters_Dissertation_Thesis/figures?lo=1

5. CRETACEOUS OF TRICHNOPOLY
 Exposed in Trichinopoly,
Vridhachalam and Pondicherry.
 Age: Aptian to Maastrichtian
 Broadly divided into three groups:
1. Uttatur
2. Trichinopoly
3. Ariyalur
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Arc-GIS-based-Cretaceous-Geological-Information-%28-
%29-Sathish-Nagendra/7cd3df389277ab64c84534de4701024115dd39ec/figure/0
Geological map of Trichinopoly

6. Stratigraphy
AGE
MAASTRICTIAN
CHAMPIAN
SANTONIAN
COVIACIAN
TURONIAN
CENOMANIAN
ALBIAN
APTIAN
GROUP
ARIYALUR
TRICHINOPOLY
UTTATUR
FORMATION
KALLAMENDU
OTTAKOVIL
KALLANKURICHI
SILLAKUDI
ANAIPADI
KULLAKALNATUM
KARRAI
KALLAKADI
(DALMIAPURAM)
FORMATION
Sandstone
Cal. Sandstone
Limestone
Sandstone
Sandstones
Sandstone and
Limestone
Shale and
Limestone
Limestone
FOSSILS
Titanosaurs indica
Azolla cretacea
Megaloolithus cylindicus
Norapolles
Globotruncana concavata
Ceniropora dispar
Pkaceticera montis
Hemiaster forteavi

7. CRETACEOUS OF NARMADA VALLEY
BAGH BEDS.
• Depositional environment:
shallow marine.
• Exposed from Barwah in
Madhya Pradesh in east to
Chhota Udaipur in Gujarat in
west.
• Stratigraphy :
• Nimar sandstone
• Nodular limestone
• Coralline limestone
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343947329_Petrographical_and_geochemical_c
onstraints_on_carbonate_diagenesis_in_an_epeiric_platform_deposit_Late_Cretaceous_
Bagh_Group_in_central_India/figures?lo=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

8. LAMETA BEDS
• Deposition environment: Fresh water
• Exposed in Jabalpur, Sagar, Ambikapur, Nand Dongargaon and
Balasinor.
• Stratigraphy
• Basal Green Sandstone
• Lower limestone
• Motal Nodular Beds
• Upper Calcified Sandstone
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361139525_First_ovum-in-
ovo_pathological_titanosaurid_egg_throws_light_on_the_reproductive_biology_of_sauropod_di
nosaurs/figures?lo=1

9. CORRELATION OF CAUVERY BASIN AND
NARMADA BASIN

10. Paleontological correlation
On the basis of fossil content
Titanosaurus indica
Ariyalur
Trichinopoly
Uttatur
Lameta beds
Bagh beds

11. Lithological correlation
On the basis of lithology
Ariyalur
Trichinopoly
Uttatur
Lameta beds
Bagh beds
SANDSTONE

12. CONCLUSION
• Economic importance:
 Dalmiapuram limestone used for regional cement
industries
 oil exploration
• The beds of Namrada and Cauvery basin can be correlated
on the basis of lithology and fossil content.
• In Trichinopoly above Ariyalur formation lies the K-T
boundary

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Books:
1. Vaidyannadhan R., Ramakrishnan M. (2010), Geology of India, Vol 2, Geological
Survey of India, pp- 711-727
2. Krishna J (2017), The Indian Mesozoic Cronicle, Springer, pp- 137.
3. Kumar R. (2005), Fundamentals of Historical Geology and Stratigraphy of India,
New Age International (p) Limited Publishers pp-170-175.
 Research papers:
1. Khosla A and Sahni A, The Cretaceous of India: A Brief overview.
2. Bhattacharya B, Halder K, Jha S, Prantik M, Ray R, Stratigraphy and Paleontology
of Late Cretaceous Bagh beds, Narmada Valley, Central India : A Overview
3. Watkinson P.M, Hart B.M, Joshi A, Cretaceous tectonostratigraphy and
development of the Cauvery Basin, southeast India.
 Links
1. https://www.climate-policy-watcher.org/global-climate-2/cretaceous-era.html
2. https://www.britannica.com/science/Cretaceous-Period/Major-subdivisions-of-the-
Cretaceous-System

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