Khilok_Formation

Khilok Formation

Khilok Formation

Geologic formation in Russia

The Khilok Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Buryatia, Russia. While the lower portion of the formation consists of sandstone and conglomerates, the upper portion of the formation largely consists of trachybasalt, these deposits have been dated to the Aptian.[1] A thin 20 cm bed is known from the formation containing the remains of numerous indeterminate vertebrates, including dinosaur and pterosaurs and an indeterminate species of Kirgizemys.[2]

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Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:[3]

Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Zavialova, Natalia; Markevich, Valentina; Bugdaeva, Eugenia; Polevova, Svetlana (September 2011). "The ultrastructure of fossil dispersed monosulcate pollen from the Early Cretaceous of Transbaikalia, Russia". Grana. 50 (3): 182–201. Bibcode:2011Grana..50..182Z. doi:10.1080/00173134.2011.611530. ISSN 0017-3134.
  2. [2]
    "Krasnyi Yar, Khilok River (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)". Paleobiology Database.
  3. [3]
    Khilok Formation


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