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Eginsai Formation

Coordinates: 52°24′N 64°36′E / 52.4°N 64.6°E / 52.4; 64.6
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Eginsai Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-early Maastrichtian
~72–68 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherPhosphorite
Location
Coordinates52°24′N 64°36′E / 52.4°N 64.6°E / 52.4; 64.6
Approximate paleocoordinates45°30′N 56°06′E / 45.5°N 56.1°E / 45.5; 56.1
RegionKustanai
Country Kazakhstan
Eginsai Formation is located in Kazakhstan
Eginsai Formation
Eginsai Formation (Kazakhstan)

The Eginsai Formation (Russian: Eginsai Svita) is a geological formation in Kazakhstan whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Fossil content

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Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia).", pp.593-600
  2. ^ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.215

Bibliography

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  • 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