Murtoi Formation
| Murtoi Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-Mid Aptian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Khambin & Mogoito Members |
| Underlies | Ubukun Formation |
| 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°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. The turtle Kirgizemys dmitrievi, dinosaur Tengrisaurus, Khurendukhosaurus bajkalensis, Murtoilestes abramovi and Stichopterus sp., and an indeterminate species of Psittacosaurus are known from the formation.[1][2]
See also
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.
Bibliography
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
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