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Sekmenevsk Formation

Coordinates: 51°54′N 36°12′E / 51.9°N 36.2°E / 51.9; 36.2
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Sekmenevsk Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian
~113–94 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherPhosphate
Location
Coordinates51°54′N 36°12′E / 51.9°N 36.2°E / 51.9; 36.2
Approximate paleocoordinates42°54′N 32°42′E / 42.9°N 32.7°E / 42.9; 32.7
RegionKursk Oblast
Country Russia
Sekmenevsk Formation is located in Russia
Sekmenevsk Formation
Sekmenevsk Formation (Russia)
Sekmenevsk Formation is located in Kursk Oblast
Sekmenevsk Formation
Sekmenevsk Formation (Kursk Oblast)

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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sekmenevsk Formation in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ a b Kiprianow, 1883

Bibliography

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  • 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", Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg, VIIe série, 31: 1–29