Shestakovskaya Svita

Shestakovskaya Svita
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionAsia
Country Mongolia
 Russia

The Shestakovskaya Svita is a geological formation in Mongolia and eastern Russia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

  • ?Tyrannosauridae indet.[1]
  • Troodontidae indet.[1]
  • Dromaeosauridae indet.[1]
  • Titanosauria indet.[1]
  • Avialae indet.[1]
  • Psittacosaurus mongoliensis[1]
  • Psittacosaurus cf xinjiangensis[1]
  • Psittacosaurus sibiricus[1]

See also

  • Earth sciences portal
  • iconPaleontology portal
  • Dinosaurs portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563–570. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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