Eginsai Formation
Eginsai Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-early Maastrichtian ~ | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Phosphorite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 52°24′N 64°36′E / 52.4°N 64.6°ECoordinates: 52°24′N 64°36′E / 52.4°N 64.6°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°30′N 56°06′E / 45.5°N 56.1°E |
Region | Kustanai |
Country | ![]() |
![]() ![]() Eginsai Formation (Kazakhstan) |
The Eginsai Formation (Russian: Eginsai Svita) is a geological formation in Kazakhstan whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Fossil content[]
Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- - "Vertebrae, tarsometatarsus, and tibiotarsus."[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References[]
Bibliography[]
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Kazakhstan
- Upper Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous Kazakhstan
- Campanian Stage
- Maastrichtian Stage
- Siltstone formations
- Sandstone formations
- Phosphorite formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Paleontology in Kazakhstan