Gondwana Group

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The Gondwana Group is a major sequence of sedimentary rock formations deposited during the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic eras, widely known for preserving extensive coal measures and fossils across parts of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gondwana Supergroup 6
Gondwana Group canonical 2
Gondwana sequence 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic group
associatedWithTectonics Gondwana rifting
early breakup of Gondwana
chronostratigraphicRange Carboniferous
Jurassic
Permian
Triassic
contains coal-bearing formations
fossiliferous horizons
containsFossilsOf invertebrates
plants
vertebrates
containsLithology coal
conglomerate
sandstone
shale
siltstone
depositedOn Gondwana supercontinent
linked to: Gondwana
depositionalEnvironment lakes
river systems
swamps
economicImportance coal resources
hydrocarbon potential
extendsAcross Africa
Antarctica
Australia
India
South America
geologicAge early Mesozoic
late Paleozoic
linked to: Late Paleozoic
hasStratigraphicSignificance records early Mesozoic continental sedimentation on Gondwana
records late Paleozoic glacial to post-glacial history of Gondwana
knownFor extensive coal measures
fossil preservation
paleogeographicSetting continental
fluvial
lacustrine
partOf Gondwanan stratigraphic succession
researchField paleontology
sedimentology
stratigraphy
usedIn correlation of Gondwanan basins
paleogeographic reconstructions of Gondwana

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pranhita valley hasStratigraphy Gondwana Group
Pranhita valley hasStratigraphy Upper Gondwana formations
linked to: Gondwana Group
Raniganj Formation partOf Gondwana Supergroup
linked to: Gondwana Group
Raniganj Formation stratigraphicUnitOf Gondwana sequence
linked to: Gondwana Group
Barakar Formation partOf Gondwana Supergroup
linked to: Gondwana Group
Gondwana coalfields partOf Gondwana Supergroup
linked to: Gondwana Group
Gondwana coalfields stratigraphicUnit Gondwana Group
Wardha Valley Coalfield geologicalAge Gondwana Supergroup
linked to: Gondwana Group
Indian Gondwana basins partOf Gondwana Supergroup
linked to: Gondwana Group
Pranhita–Godavari basin stratigraphy Gondwana Supergroup
linked to: Gondwana Group