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Pakistan Stratigraphy

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Sulaiman Basin (Middle Indus)

1 province · 44 formations

This reference records 44 units across 1 province of the Sulaiman Basin (Middle Indus), spanning 3 geological eras and most commonly limestone, conglomerate, sandstone.

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At a glance

44
units
1
province
3
eras
28
georeferenced
30
with fossils
40
type localities
4,500 m
max thickness
48
sources

Rock types

  • limestone (23)
  • conglomerate (6)
  • sandstone (6)
  • evaporite (5)
  • metamorphic rocks (2)
  • marl (1)
  • shale/mudstone (1)

Based on the primary lithology recorded for each unit; some units span more than one rock type.

Fossils recorded

  • Ammonites
  • Belemnites
  • Bivalves
  • Foraminifera
  • Corals
  • Planktonic foraminifera (Globotruncana spp.)
  • Gastropods
  • Trace fossils
  • Titanosaurian sauropods
  • Theropod dinosaurs
  • Mesoeucrocodylians
  • Pterosaurs
  • Larger foraminifera
  • Larger benthic foraminifera (Alveolina, Nummulites, Discocyclina, Assilina, Ranikothalia, Miscellanea, Lockhartia)
  • Planktonic foraminifera (Morozovella)
  • Red algae
  • Bryozoans
  • Plant fossils in upper part
  • Plant fossils
  • Freshwater fauna
  • Marginal marine fauna
  • Walking whales (Ambulocetus)
  • Basilosaurids
  • Mammal fossils

+27 more across the Sulaiman Basin (Middle Indus) units.

Provinces

1

Sulaiman Fold Belt

44

Foreland fold-and-thrust belt

Stratigraphic column

The Sulaiman Basin (Middle Indus) units placed in age order (units without a resolvable age are omitted). Toggle readable vs true-scale, and use Download to export any section as SVG or PNG for a figure.

Sulaiman Basin (Middle Indus) — stratigraphic column
  1. Chaudhwan FormationNeogene
  2. Litra FormationFossils recordedNeogene
  3. Vihowa FormationFossils recordedNeogene
  4. Siwalik GroupNeogene
  5. Bugti FormationFossils recordedPaleogene-Neogene
  6. Sangiali FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  7. Dungan FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  8. Ranikot GroupFossils recordedPaleogene
  9. Ghazij GroupFossils recordedPaleogene
  10. Drug FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  11. Chitarwatta FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  12. Baska FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  13. Chamalang (=Ghazij) GroupFossils recordedPaleogene
  14. Early-Middle Eocene Kahan GroupPaleogene
  15. Rakhi Gaj FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  16. Shaheed Ghat FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  17. Toi FormationFossils recordedPaleogene
  18. Sui Main Limestone FormationPaleogene
  19. Kirthar GroupFossils recordedPaleogene
  20. Sembar FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  21. Goru FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  22. Parh LimestoneFossils recordedCretaceous
  23. Mughal Kot FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  24. Pab SandstoneFossils recordedCretaceous
  25. Vitakri FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  26. Mona Jhal GroupFossils recordedCretaceous
  27. Fort Munro FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  28. Marsikhel FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  29. Zerghar FormationCretaceous
  30. Bibai FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  31. Chashmai Kharsai FormationFossils recordedCretaceous
  32. Korara ShaleFossils recorded
  33. Loralai FormationFossils recordedJurassic
  34. Chiltan LimestoneFossils recordedJurassic
  35. Sulaiman GroupJurassic
  36. Isha FormationJurassic
  37. Sarobi FormationJurassic
  38. Takatu FormationJurassic
  39. Mazar Drik FormationFossils recordedJurassic
  40. Alozai GroupJurassic
  41. Khanozai GroupTriassic
  42. Kaniguram SlateTriassic
  43. Spalga FormationTriassic
  44. Wana Schist
SandstoneLimestoneShale / mudIgneousMetamorphicFossils recordedContact not recorded

Band colour = period; texture = dominant rock type. Lines between bands mark the contact type; dotted = no contact recorded in the sources (not a claim of conformity). True scale makes height ∝ recorded thickness; hatched = thickness not recorded. Ages approximate, for ordering.

Units in this basin

44

Cenozoic19

Mesozoic24

Paleozoic1