Khuren Dukh Formation

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Khuren Dukh Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Albian 107–100 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsLower, Middle & Upper Members
UnderliesTerrace deposit, Basalt
Overlies, Basement
ThicknessOver 100 m (330 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate, siltstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates45°54′N 108°24′E / 45.9°N 108.4°E / 45.9; 108.4Coordinates: 45°54′N 108°24′E / 45.9°N 108.4°E / 45.9; 108.4
Approximate paleocoordinates49°18′N 100°12′E / 49.3°N 100.2°E / 49.3; 100.2
RegionDornogovi Province
Country Mongolia
Extent
Khuren Dukh Formation is located in Mongolia
Khuren Dukh Formation
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)
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Altirhinus A. kurzanovi "Complete skull, partial skull, associated postcrania, several individuals."[3] A hadrosauroid ornithopod
Altirhinus 01.JPG
Choyrodon[4] C. barsboldi Partial skull, cervical ribs A hadrosauroid ornithopod
Choyrodon skull.jpg
Iguanodon I. orientalis An indeterminate Iguanodont. A referred skull was reclassified as Altirhinus.
Harpymimus[5] H. okladnikovi Partial skeleton An ornithomimosaur
Harpymimus steveoc (flipped).jpg

Choristoderes[]

Choristoderes of the Khuren Dukh Formation (Hühteeg Svita)
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Khurendukhosaurus K. orlovi, Indeterminate Partial skeleton Long-necked choristodere
Khurendukhosaurus.jpg
Tchoiria T. namsarai Crocodile-like neochoristoderan.
Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

See also[]

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References[]

  1. ^ Nichols et al., 2006
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.563-570
  3. ^ "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 415.
  4. ^ Gates et al., 2018
  5. ^ Barsbold & Perle, 1984

Bibliography[]

  • Gates, Terry A.; Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar; Lindsay E. Zanno; Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig, and Mahito Watabe. 2018. A new iguanodontian (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia. PeerJ 6. e5300. doi:10.7717/peerj.5300 PMC 6078070 PMID 30083450
  • Nichols, Douglas J.; Masaki Matsukawa, and Makoto Ito. 2006. Palynology and age of some Cretaceous nonmarine deposits in Mongolia and China. Cretaceous Research 27. 241–251. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.11.004 ISSN 0195-6671
  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
  • Barsbold, R., and A. Perle. 1984. On first new find of a primitive orithomimosaur from the Cretaceous of the MPR. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 2. 121-123.
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