The type area of the Dupi Tila Formation, named for a sandstone cropping out near a village called “Dupigaon” in the Sylhet District.

The prospecting area for the formation is located in an area between 25°04'N to 25°11'N latitude & 92°E to 92°12'E longitude.

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ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges

Indian Plate (India Plate)Tectonic Plate

Bengal Delta Sub-basin - Bengal basinBasin
Shillong PlateauShield

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References

Sen, I., Kumar Parua, D., Bera, S., Sultan-ul-Islam, M. D., & Poole, I. (2012). Contribution to the Neogene fossil wood record and palaeoecological understanding of Bangladesh. Palaeontographica-Abteilung B Palaophytologie, 288(1), 99.

Basri, R. (2018) Hydrocarbon Potentiality of Northern Part of Jaintia Structure, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics: 6(3): 1-8.

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Rock Types Recorded

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