Murtoi Formation

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.

Murtoi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-Mid Aptian
~127–119 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsKhambin & Mogoito Members
UnderliesUbukun Formation
OverliesVolcanic rocks
AreaLake Gusinoye depression
ThicknessAbout 200 m (660 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, sandstone, clay
Location
Coordinates51.3°N 106.4°E / 51.3; 106.4
Approximate paleocoordinates53.0°N 104.5°E / 53.0; 104.5
RegionTransbaikalia
Country Russia
ExtentBuryatia
Murtoi Formation (Russia)

Paleofauna

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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


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