| Murtoi Formation | |
|---|---|
|
Stratigraphic range: Late
Barremian-Mid
Aptian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Khambin & Mogoito Members |
| Underlies | Ubukun Formation |
| Overlies | Volcanic rocks |
| Area | Lake Gusinoye depression |
| Thickness | About 200 m (660 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate, sandstone, clay |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°18′N 106°24′E / 51.3°N 106.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 53°00′N 104°30′E / 53.0°N 104.5°E |
| Region | Transbaikalia |
| Country | 
Russia |
| Extent | Buryatia |
  Murtoi Formation (Russia) | |
The Murtoi Formation is a geologic formation in vicinity of Lake Gusinoye in Russia. It was deposited in the late Barremian to the mid Aptian of the Early Cretaceous.
Paleofauna
- Kirgizemys dmitrievi
- Tengrisaurus starkovi [1]
- Khurendukhosaurus bajkalensis
- Murtoilestes abramovi
- Stichopterus sp.
- Psittacosaurus.sp [2]
See also
References
- ^ Averianov, Alexander; Skutschas, Pavel (2017). "A new lithostrotian titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia, Russia". Biological Communications. 62 (1): 6–18. doi: 10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.102. hdl: 11701/6286. ISSN 2542-2154.
- ^ Averianov, Alexander; Starkov, Alexei; Skutschas, Pavel (2003-09-12). "Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Murtoi Formation in Buryatia, eastern Russia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (3): 586–594. doi: 10.1671/a1006. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 128497165.
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
Further reading
- I. G. Danilov, A. O. Averianov, P. P. Skutschas and A. S. Rezvyi. 2006. Kirgizemys (Testudines, 'Macrobaenidae'): new material from the Lower Cretaceous of Buryatia (Russia) and taxonomic revision. Russian Journal of Herpetology 1:46-62