Shinekhudag Formation
| Shinekhudag Svita | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Khukhtek Formation[1] |
| Overlies | Tsagaantsav Svita |
| Location | |
| Region | Dundgov |
| Country | Mongolia |
The Shinekhudag Svita is a geological formation in Dundgov, Mongolia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains have been recovered from it.[2]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Harpymimus okladnikovi[2] "Skull with associated incompleted postcranium."[3]
- "Iguanodon orientalis" [2]
- Psittacosaurus mongoliensis[2]
See also
References
- ^ Okada, H.; Mateer, N.J. (2000). Cretaceous Environments of Asia. Elsevier Science. p. 62. ISBN 9780080530093. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ a b c d Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ "Table 6.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 138.
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