Sekmenevsk Formation
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Sekmenevsk Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Phosphate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°54′N 36°12′E / 51.9°N 36.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°54′N 32°42′E / 42.9°N 32.7°E |
Region | Kursk Oblast |
Country | ![]() |
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.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sekmenevsk Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ a b 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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- Geologic formations of Russia
- Cretaceous System of Europe
- Cretaceous Russia
- Albian Stage
- Cenomanian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Paleontology in Russia
- Geology of European Russia
- Landforms of Kursk Oblast