Murtoi Formation
Murtoi Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-Mid Aptian ~ | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Khambin & Mogoito Members |
Underlies | |
Overlies | Volcanic rocks |
Area | Lake Gusinoye depression |
Thickness | About 200 m (660 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate, sandstone, clay |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°18′N 106°24′E / 51.3°N 106.4°ECoordinates: 51°18′N 106°24′E / 51.3°N 106.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 53°00′N 104°30′E / 53.0°N 104.5°E |
Region | Transbaikalia |
Country | Russia |
Extent | Buryatia |
Murtoi Formation (Russia) |
The Murtoi Formation is a geologic formation in vicinity of Lake Gusinoye in Russia. It was deposited in the late Barremian to the mid Aptian of the Early Cretaceous.
Paleofauna[]
- Kirgizemys dmitrievi
- Tengrisaurus starkovi[1]
- Khurendukhosaurus bajkalensis
- Stichopterus sp.
- Psittacosaurus.sp[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia
References[]
- ^ Averianov, Alexander; Skutschas, Pavel (2017). "A new lithostrotian titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia, Russia". Biological Communications. 62 (1): 6–18. doi:10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.102. hdl:11701/6286. ISSN 2542-2154.
- ^ Averianov, Alexander; Starkov, Alexei; Skutschas, Pavel (2003-09-12). "Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Murtoi Formation in Buryatia, eastern Russia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (3): 586–594. doi:10.1671/a1006. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 128497165.
Bibliography[]
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
Further reading[]
- I. G. Danilov, A. O. Averianov, P. P. Skutschas and A. S. Rezvyi. 2006. Kirgizemys (Testudines, 'Macrobaenidae'): new material from the Lower Cretaceous of Buryatia (Russia) and taxonomic revision. Russian Journal of Herpetology 1:46-62
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Russia
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous Russia
- Aptian Stage
- Barremian Stage
- Conglomerate formations
- Sandstone formations
- Geography of Northeast Asia