[2] The formation was first identified and defined by geologist Richard Dixon Oldham in 1886.

[3] Strophodus jaisalmerensis, a hybodont, was named after this formation and the Jaisalmer District where its holotype was found.

[2] The Fort Member is the most extensively studied and consists of fine to medium grain sandstones and oolitic limestones.

[5] The Badabag Member consists of intraformational conglomerate and is fossil bearing.

However, during the Middle Jurassic, the Jaisalmer Formation was located on the Tethyan coast of Gondwanan India.