Dohoin Usu Formation
Geologic formation in Mongolia
| Dohoin Usu Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~85–71 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Gray, blue, sandy claystone and red, sandy claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Dohoin Usu Formation (Mongolia) |
The Dohoin Usu Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geologic formation in Mongolia.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils:[1]
- Reptiles
- Gastropods
See also
References
- ^ a b Dohoin Usu Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution.", pp.517-607
- ^ a b c d Osborn, 1930
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
- Osborn, H. F (1930), "Ancient vertebrate life of central Asia: discoveries of the central Asiatic expeditions of the Museum of Natural History in the years 1921–1929", Centenaire de la Société géologique de France. Livre jubilaire 1830-1930, 2: 519–543
