Pudovinko Formation

Pudovkino Formation Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~83–71 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Location
Coordinates	51°30′N 46°00′E / 51.5°N 46.0°E / 51.5; 46.0Coordinates: 51°30′N 46°00′E / 51.5°N 46.0°E / 51.5; 46.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	42°48′N 40°48′E / 42.8°N 40.8°E / 42.8; 40.8
Region	Saratov Oblast
Country	Russia
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The Pudovkino Formation (Russian: Pudovkino Svita) is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geologic formation in Saratov Oblast of European Russia.^[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the marine marls of the formation.

Fossil content[]

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[1]

• Pterosaurs
  • Azhdarchidae indet.^[2]
• Bivalves
  • Monticulina vesicularis
• Belemnites
  • Belemnitella mucronata
• Echinoids
  • Echinocorys sp.

See also[]

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Averianov, A. O.; M. S. Arkhangelsky; E. M. Pervushov, and A. V. Ivanov. 2005. A new record of an azhdarchid (Pterosauria: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Volga Region. Paleontological Journal 39. 433–439.