Khuren Dukh Formation
Khuren Dukh Formation Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Albian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Lower, Middle & Upper Members |
Underlies | Terrace deposit, Basalt |
Overlies | , Basement |
Thickness | Over 100 m (330 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone, mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°54′N 108°24′E / 45.9°N 108.4°ECoordinates: 45°54′N 108°24′E / 45.9°N 108.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 49°18′N 100°12′E / 49.3°N 100.2°E |
Region | Dornogovi Province |
Country | Mongolia |
Extent | |
Khuren Dukh Formation (Mongolia) |
The Khuren Dukh Formation, also known as the Hühteeg Svita, (Mongolian: Хөхтээг формаци, Khökhteeg Formatsi) is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the middle to late Albian.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Vertebrate paleofauna[]
Dinosaurs[]
Dinosaurs of the Khuren Dukh Formation (Hühteeg Svita) | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Altirhinus | A. kurzanovi | "Complete skull, partial skull, associated postcrania, several individuals."[3] | A hadrosauroid ornithopod | |||
Choyrodon[4] | C. barsboldi | Partial skull, cervical ribs | A hadrosauroid ornithopod | |||
Iguanodon | I. orientalis | An indeterminate Iguanodont. A referred skull was reclassified as Altirhinus. | ||||
Harpymimus[5] | H. okladnikovi | Partial skeleton | An ornithomimosaur |
Choristoderes[]
Choristoderes of the Khuren Dukh Formation (Hühteeg Svita) | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Khurendukhosaurus | K. orlovi, Indeterminate | Partial skeleton | Long-necked choristodere | |||
Tchoiria | T. namsarai | Crocodile-like neochoristoderan. |
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References[]
Bibliography[]
- PeerJ 6. e5300. doi:10.7717/peerj.5300 PMC 6078070 PMID 30083450 ; ; ; , and . 2018. A new iguanodontian (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia.
- Cretaceous Research 27. 241–251. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.11.004 ISSN 0195-6671 ; , and . 2006. Palynology and age of some Cretaceous nonmarine deposits in Mongolia and China.
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
- , and . 1984. On first new find of a primitive orithomimosaur from the Cretaceous of the MPR. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 2. 121-123.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Mongolia
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous Mongolia
- Albian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Mudstone formations
- Lacustrine deposits
- Paleontology in Mongolia
- Dornogovi Province