[1] The Anaipadi Formation preserves fossils from a neritic environment (the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf).

[1] The upper portion of the unit, which is marked by the presence of the ammonite Kossmaticeras theobaldianum.

[1] It has been suggested that the abundant brachiopods and inoceramids in the upper Anaipadi Formation indicates a transgressive environment.

[3] In addition to the marine life found in the upper Anaipadi Formation, terrestrial matter was in the area evidently prone to being carried out to sea.

Among other finds recovered in the unit are for instance a large amount of petrified wood.