Madygen Formation: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Created page, more to come |
m ref |
||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| |
||
''[[Kyrgyzsaurus|Kyrgyzsaurus bukhanchenkoi]]''<ref name=Kyrgyzsaurus>{{cite journal |author=V. R. Alifanov and E. N. Kurochkin |year=2011 |title=''Kyrgyzsaurus bukhanchenkoi'' gen. et sp. nov., a new reptile from the triassic of southwestern Kyrgyzstan |url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/000822053j233n80/ |journal=Paleontological Journal |volume=45 |issue=6 |pages=639-647 |doi=10.1134/S0031030111060025 }}</ref> |
|||
''[[Kyrgyzsaurus|Kyrgyzsaurus bukhanchenkoi]]'' |
|||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
Revision as of 03:52, 8 December 2011
| Madygen Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle - Upper Triassic | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
The Madygen Formation is a Triassic-age geologic formation in Kyrgyzstan. It consists of terrestrial lacustrine (lake) and fluvial (river) deposits. Many vertebrate fossils have been found from the formation, including those of cartilaginous fishes and unusual Triassic reptiles like Sharovipteryx and Longisquama.[1][2]
Paleobiota
Color key
|
Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Reptiles
| Taxon | Member | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A drepanosaur. |
||||
|
A reptile with an elongated row of scales along its back. |
| |||
|
A gliding prolacertiform |
|
References
- ^ Fischer, J. (2011). "A selachian freshwater fauna from the Triassic of Kyrgyzstan and its implication for Mesozoic shark nurseries". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 937–953. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.601729.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Unwin, D.M. (2003). "Enigmatic small reptiles from the Middle-Late Triassic of Kyrgyzstan". The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 177–186. ISBN 052154582X, 9780521545822.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|editors=ignored (|editor=suggested) (help) - ^ V. R. Alifanov and E. N. Kurochkin (2011). "Kyrgyzsaurus bukhanchenkoi gen. et sp. nov., a new reptile from the triassic of southwestern Kyrgyzstan". Paleontological Journal. 45 (6): 639–647. doi:10.1134/S0031030111060025.
 | This article about a specific stratigraphic formation is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |