Sekmenevsk Formation
The Sekmenevsk Formation (Russian: Sekmenevska Svita) is a Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) geologic formation in the Kursk Oblast of European Russia.[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.
| Sekmenevsk Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian ~113–94 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Phosphate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51.9°N 36.2°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42.9°N 32.7°E |
| Region | Kursk Oblast |
| Country |  Russia |
  Sekmenevsk Formation (Russia)  Sekmenevsk Formation (Kursk Oblast) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
See also
References
- Sekmenevsk Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- Kiprianow, 1883
Bibliography
- Kiprianow, W. 1883. Studien über die Fossilen Reptilien Russlands. IV. Theil. Ordnung Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminirte Fossile Reptilien - Studies on Russian fossil reptiles. Part IV. Order Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminate fossil reptiles. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg, VIIe série 31. 1–29.
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