Javkhlant Formation
| Javkhlant Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Bayan Shireh Formation |
| Thickness | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°24′N 109°24′E / 44.4°N 109.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°36′N 98°48′E / 44.6°N 98.8°E |
| Region | Dornogov |
| Country |  Mongolia |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Khand et al. |
| Year defined | 2000 |
  Javkhlant Formation (Mongolia) | |
The Javkhlant Formation is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous possibly Santonian to Campanian. Yamaceratops dorngobiensis and Haya griva been found in the formation.[1][2] Also fossilized nesting sites were found in the formation.[3]
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Bibliography
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- Makovicky, Peter J.; Brandon M. Kilbourne; Rudyard W. Sadleir; Mark A. Norell (2011). "A new basal ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 626–640. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.557114.
- Template:Cite LSA doi:10.1080/02724634.2009.10010384