Pinjor Formation

Pinjor Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene
~2.28–1.6 Ma
Pleistocene
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesTatrot Formation
Location
Coordinates30°42′N 76°48′E / 30.7°N 76.8°E / 30.7; 76.8
Approximate paleocoordinates29°12′N 77°18′E / 29.2°N 77.3°E / 29.2; 77.3
RegionHariyana, Punjab India, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Pakistan, Chandigarh
Country India
Pinjor Formation is located in India
Pinjor Formation
Pinjor Formation (India)

The Pinjor Formation is a Cenozoic geologic formation in India. The fossils of large crocodilians and mammals have been recovered from the formation.[1]

  1. ^ V. Kumaravel, S. J. Sangode; Rohtash Kumar, N. Siva Siddaiah (2005). "Magnetic polarity stratigraphy of Plio–Pleistocene Pinjor Formation (type locality), Siwalik Group, NW Himalaya, India". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad184.