Facies and Ichnotaxonomy of Bhuj Formation near Godpar Village, Southwest of Bhuj, Kachchh, Western India

The study area comprises of Bhuj Formation, which is divided into two members that are Lower Member and Upper Member. Lower most bed of the Upper Member of the Bhuj Formation is characterised by highly bioturbated, coarse grained ferruginous sandstone, which marks the boundary between the Lower and Upper Member. Four facies are identified from the study area are Cross Bedded Sandstone Facies (CBSF), Intercalated Siltstone Shale Facies (ISSF), Bioturbated Ferruginous Sandstone Facies (BFSF) and Shale Facies (SF). Common trace fossils found in the study area are Skolithos and Diplocraterion associated with Pholeus and Planolites. Skolithos is most dominant and is represented by four species like S. annulatus, S. ingens, S. linearis and S. verticalis. The lithology, sedimentary structures and the associated trace fossils of the study area indicating the depositional environment ranges from foreshore to middle shoreface zone of shallow silici-clastic Kachchh basin.