Earth:Shirabad Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation in Tajikistan
Shirabad Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Albian ~105–100 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Gypsum |
Location | |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 38°36′N 68°12′E / 38.6°N 68.2°E |
Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 35°12′N 64°12′E / 35.2°N 64.2°E |
Country | Tajikistan |
The Shirabad Formation ([clarification needed]) is a late Albian geologic formation in Tajikistan.
Fossil content
Fossil ankylosaur tracks described as Macropodosauropus gravis have been reported from the formation.[1][2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Ankylosaur tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
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
- Zakharov, S.A. 1964. O Senomanskom dinozavre sledy kotorogo obnaruzheny v doline R. Shirkent [On the Cenomanian dinosaurs, traces of which were found in the Shirkent valley]. Paleontologiya Tadzhikistana 1964. 31–35.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirabad Formation.
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