Sekmenevsk Formation

Sekmenevsk Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian ~113–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Phosphate
Location
Coordinates	51°54′N 36°12′E / 51.9°N 36.2°E / 51.9; 36.2Coordinates: 51°54′N 36°12′E / 51.9°N 36.2°E / 51.9; 36.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	42°54′N 32°42′E / 42.9°N 32.7°E / 42.9; 32.7
Region	Kursk Oblast
Country	Russia
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The Sekmenevsk Formation (Russian: Sekmenevska Svita) is a Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) geologic formation in the Kursk Oblast of European Russia.^[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.

Fossil content[]

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

• Poekilopleuron schmidti^[2]
• Reptilia indet.^[2]

See also[]

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia
  • Melovatka Formation

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Kiprianow, W. 1883. Studien über die Fossilen Reptilien Russlands. IV. Theil. Ordnung Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminirte Fossile Reptilien - Studies on Russian fossil reptiles. Part IV. Order Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminate fossil reptiles. 31. 1–29.