Earth:Eginsai Formation
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Short description: Geological formation in Kazakhstan
| Eginsai Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-early Maastrichtian ~72–68 Ma | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 52°24′N 64°36′E / 52.4°N 64.6°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 45°30′N 56°06′E / 45.5°N 56.1°E |
| Region | Kustanai |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
  Eginsai Formation (Kazakhstan) | |
The Eginsai Formation (Russian: Eginsai Svita) is a geological formation in Kazakhstan whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Fossil content
Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- Asiahesperonis bazhanovi - "Vertebrae, tarsometatarsus, and tibiotarsus."[2]
- Turgaiscapha kushmurunica
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
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