Earth:Bakhar Formation

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Short description: Geological formation in Mongolia
Bakhar Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aalenian-Bathonian
~174–166 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
OtherCoal
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 44°54′N 100°54′E / 44.9°N 100.9°E / 44.9; 100.9
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 48°06′N 105°12′E / 48.1°N 105.2°E / 48.1; 105.2
Country Mongolia
ExtentNorth Molasse Basin
Bakhar Formation is located in Mongolia
Bakhar Formation
Bakhar Formation
Bakhar Formation (Mongolia)

The Bakhar Formation (Russian: Bakhar Svita) is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Aalenian to Bathonian stages of the Middle Jurassic, comprising claystones deposited in a lacustrine environment.[1]

Fossil content

Insects; Platyperla propera,[2] Ano da, A. net, A. nym, Blattula anuniversala, B. bacharensis, B. flamma, B. mikro, B. mini, B. universala, B. velika, B. vulgara, Caloblattina vremeni, Dostavba pre, Hra disko, H. bavi, H. nie, Nuurcala cela, Okras sarko, Perlucipecta cosmopolitana, Polliciblattula analis, P. tatosanerata, P. vana, Praeblattella jurassica, Raphidiomima chimnata, R. krajka, Rhipidoblattina bakharensis, R. konserva, R. sisnerahkab, Solemnia togokhudukhensis, Truhla vekov,[3] fish (Palaeonisciformes) and pterosaur remains of the family Anurognathidae have been recovered from the formation.[4][5] The formation has also provided many fossil flora in its coal layers, known as the Tsagan-Ovoo Flora containing 32 megafossil plant taxa belonging to horsetails, ferns, cycadaleans, ginkgoaleans, leptostrobaleans, conifers and gymnosperms. Three new species were named; Ginkgo badamgaravii, Pseudotorellia gobiense and P. mongolica.[6]

See also

References

  1. Bakhar Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Sinitshenkova, 1987
  3. Vršanský, 2020
  4. Bakhurina & Unwin, 1995
  5. Barret et al., 2008
  6. Kostina et al., 2015

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