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 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone
Other	Phosphorite
Location
Coordinates	52.4°N 64.6°E / 52.4; 64.6
Approximate paleocoordinates	45.5°N 56.1°E / 45.5; 56.1
Region	Kustanai
Country	Kazakhstan
Eginsai Formation (Kazakhstan)

Fossil content

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

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

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations