Javkhlant Formation
Geological formation in Mongolia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Javkhlant Formation is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous possibly Santonian to Campanian. Ceratopsian, ornithopod and theropod remains been found in the formation. A prominent fossilized therizinosauroid nesting site is also known from the formation.
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Javkhlant Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian ~85 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Overlies | Bayan Shireh Formation |
Thickness | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44.4°N 109.4°E / 44.4; 109.4 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 44.6°N 98.8°E / 44.6; 98.8 |
Region | Dornogov |
Country | Mongolia |
Type section | |
Named by | Khand et al. |
Year defined | 2000 |
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