Kurek Formation
| Kurek Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Oxfordian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Kugitang Svita |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°30′N 68°36′E / 38.5°N 68.6°ECoordinates: 38°30′N 68°36′E / 38.5°N 68.6°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 43°12′N 73°12′E / 43.2°N 73.2°E |
| Region | Lebap (Turkmenistan) Kashkadarya (Uzbekistan) |
| Country |  Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |
| Type section | |
| Named for | |
  Kurek Formation (Uzbekistan) | |
The Kurek Formation (Russian: Kurek Svita) is a late Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) geologic formation of the Kugitang Svita in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
Etymology[]
The formation is named after (2,280 metres (7,480 ft)), near Langar, Uzbekistan.[2]
Description[]
The mudstones and limestones of the formation comprise a 2 centimetres (0.79 in) thick, massive micrite (mudstone) with sporadic and poorly preserved thin-walled bivalves. Also tracks were preserved at that were probably made in shallow water, showing, in some parts, ripple marks.[3]
Fossil content[]
Among the following fossils have been found in the Kurek Formation:[4]
- Dinosaurs
- Ichnofossils
- Invertebrates
- Bivalvia indet.
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with sauropodomorph tracks
- Sauropod tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with sauropodomorph tracks
- Bissekty Formation
- Bostobe Formation
- Qiketai, Toutunhe, Shishugou and Qigu Formations, fossiliferous formations of the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang
- Haifanggou Formation, Hebei Basin, Hebei
- Oxfordian formations
- Oxford Clay, England
- Tendaguru Formation, fossiliferous formation of Tanzania
- Cañadón Calcáreo Formation, fossiliferous formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Argentina
References[]
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 517-607
- ^ Katta Langar - Mount Kurek
- ^ Ak-Gaya tracksite at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Kurek Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography[]
- ; , and . 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
Further reading[]
- F. Fanti, M. Contessi, A. Nigarov and P. Esenov. 2013. New data on two large dinosaur tracksites from the Upper Jurassic of eastern Turkmenistan (Central Asia). Ichnos 20:54-71
- V. P. Novikov and M. R. Dzhalilov. 1988. Litologicheskaya interpretatsiya mestonakhozhdeniy sledov dinozavrov i Tadzhikistane [A lithological interpretation of localities with dinosaurian traces in Tajikistan]. In T. N. Bogdanova, L. I. Khosatzky, & A. A. Istchenko (eds.), Sledy Zhiznedeyatel'nosti i Dinamika Sredy v Drevnikh Biotopakh. Trudy XXX Sessii Vsesoyuznogo Paleontologicheskogo Obshchestva i VII Sessii Ukrainskogo Paleontologicheskogo Obshchestva [Fossil Traces of Vital Activity and Dynamics of the Environment in Ancient Biotopes. Transactions of the XXX Session of All-Union Paleontological Society and the VII Session of the Ukrainian Paleontological Society]. Naukova Dumka, Kiev 58-69
- K. N. Amanniyazov. 1985. Ob unikalnykh sledakh verkhneyurskikh dinozavrov v Turkmenistane [Unique tracks of dinosaurs in the Upper Jurassic of Turkmenistan]. In M. P. Dzhalilov, V. P. Novikov (eds.), Problemy Osvoeniya Pustyn [Problems of Desert Development], Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences Turkmenistan 2:23-29
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Turkmenistan
- Geologic formations of Uzbekistan
- Jurassic System of Asia
- Oxfordian Stage
- Limestone formations
- Mudstone formations
- Lagoonal deposits
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Asia
- Paleontology in Turkmenistan
- Paleontology in Uzbekistan