Shemshak Group

The Shemshak Formation is a Mesozoic geologic group in Iran. It dates from the Late Triassic into the Middle Jurassic, is up to 4000m thick and primarily consists of siliciclastic sediments.[1] Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from Dansirit Formation.[2]

Shemshak Group Stratigraphic range: Upper Triassic–Middle Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological group
Sub-units	Dansirit Formation
Underlies	Dalichai Formation
Overlies	Elikah Formation, locally Permian or older rocks
Thickness	Up to 4000 m
Location
Region	Kerman Province
Country	Iran

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with theropod tracks

Footnotes

1. Fürsich, Franz Theodor; Wilmsen, Markus; Seyed-Emami, Kazem; Majidifard, Mahmoud Reza (2009). "Lithostratigraphy of the Upper Triassic–Middle Jurassic Shemshak Group of Northern Iran". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 312 (1): 129–160. doi:10.1144/SP312.6. ISSN 0305-8719.
2. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References

• Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.