Eginsai Formation

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]

Eginsai Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-early Maastrichtian
~72–68 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherPhosphorite
Location
Coordinates52.4°N 64.6°E / 52.4; 64.6
Approximate paleocoordinates45.5°N 56.1°E / 45.5; 56.1
RegionKustanai
Country Kazakhstan
Eginsai Formation (Kazakhstan)

Fossil content

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

  • Asiahesperonis bazhanovi - "Vertebrae, tarsometatarsus, and tibiotarsus."[2]
  • Turgaiscapha kushmurunica
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See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 593-600. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 215.
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