Chichali Formation

The Chichali Formation is an Early to "Middle Cretaceous" geologic formation in Pakistan. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata. The formation comprises laterites, glauconitic sandstones and carbonaceous green shales deposited on an outer ramp in the Nizampur Basin.^[1]

Chichali Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early-"Mid Cretaceous"
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Lumshiwal Formation
Overlies	Samana Suk Formation
Lithology
Primary	Laterite, glauconitic sandstone, carbonaceous green shale
Location
Coordinates	33°49′00″N 72°04′00″E
Region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country	Pakistan
Extent	Indus Basin  Nizampur Basin
Chichali Formation (Pakistan)

See also

• Plesiosaur stratigraphic distribution