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Nichkesaisk Formation

Coordinates: 41°12′N 71°18′E / 41.2°N 71.3°E / 41.2; 71.3
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Nichkesaisk Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Campanian
~75 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
Location
Coordinates41°12′N 71°18′E / 41.2°N 71.3°E / 41.2; 71.3
Approximate paleocoordinates34°54′N 64°42′E / 34.9°N 64.7°E / 34.9; 64.7
RegionJalal-Abad
Country Kyrgyzstan
ExtentFergana Valley
Nichkesaisk Formation is located in Kyrgyzstan
Nichkesaisk Formation
Nichkesaisk Formation
Nichkesaisk Formation
Nichkesaisk Formation (Kyrgyzstan)

The Nichkesaisk or Nichkesai Formation is an early Campanian geologic formation in Kyrgyzstan.[1] Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nichkesai Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21

Further reading

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  • L. A. Nessov. 1995. Dinozavri severnoi Yevrazii: Novye dannye o sostave kompleksov, ekologii i paleobiogeografii [Dinosaurs of northern Eurasia: new data about assemblages, ecology, and paleobiogeography]. Institute for Scientific Research on the Earth's Crust, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 1-156