Pudovinko Formation

The Pudovkino Formation (Russian: Pudovkino Svita) is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geologic formation in Saratov Oblast of European Russia.[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the marine marls of the formation.

Pudovkino Formation Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~83–71 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Location
Coordinates	51.5°N 46.0°E / 51.5; 46.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	42.8°N 40.8°E / 42.8; 40.8
Region	Saratov Oblast
Country	Russia
Pudovinko Formation (Russia) Show map of Russia Pudovinko Formation (Saratov Oblast) Show map of Saratov Oblast

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]

• Pterosaurs
  • Azhdarchidae indet.[2]
• Bivalves
  • Monticulina vesicularis
• Belemnites
  • Belemnitella mucronata
  • Kosmospirella cf. similis
• Echinoids
  • Echinocorys sp.

See also

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

References

1. Pudovkino Formation in the Paleobiology Database
2. Averianov et al., 2005

Bibliography

• Averianov, A. O.; M. S. Arkhangelsky; E. M. Pervushov, and A. V. Ivanov. 2005. A new record of an azhdarchid (Pterosauria: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Volga Region. Paleontological Journal 39. 433–439.