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Geological formation in Övörkhangai, Mongolia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Öösh Formation, also known as the Tevsh Formation is a geological formation of Lower Cretaceous strata in Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] It overlies folded and metamorphosed basement strata of the Gobi region, and is capped by basalt. The succession is around 600 metres thick and consists of red claystones and sandstones, along with black thinly laminated shales. The claystones and sandstones were deposited as part of an alluvial fan system, while the shales were deposited in lakes present in the foot of the fan.[2] Many of the fossils come from the "Cannonball beds", which comprise the lowest 60 metres of the unit and consist of green siltstone.[2]
Öösh Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Berriasian-Barremian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Cannonball beds |
Underlies | Basalt |
Overlies | Basement |
Thickness | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, claystone, shale |
Other | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 44.2°N 102.7°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 45.0°N 103.3°E |
Region | Ovorkhangai |
Country | Mongolia |
Dinosaurs of the Öösh Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Asiatosaurus | A. mongoliensis | Teeth | Indeterminate sauropod | |||
Halszkaraptorinae indet.[3] | ISMD-VP09, preserving a maxillary fragment, two teeth, and partial appendicular elements | Halszkaraptorine[4] | ||||
Prodeinodon | P. mongoliensis | Several teeth, fragmentary tibia, fragmentary fibula | Indeterminate theropod | |||
Protiguanodon | P. mongoliensis | Reclassified as a species of Psittacosaurus, Psittacosaurus protiguanodonensis | ||||
Psittacosaurus | P. mongoliensis | |||||
P. protiguanodonensis | Junior synonym of P. mongoliensis | |||||
Shanag[5] | S. ashile[5] | Upper and lower jaw fragment (IGM 100/1119) | A paravian, possibly a dromaeosaur | |||
Mammals of the Öösh Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Gobiconodon[6] | G. hopsoni[6] | Cannonball Member of Öösh Formation, possibly equivalent of Tevsh Formation | Two upper and lower jaws (PSS-MAE 140 (Holotype) & PSS-MAE 139) | |||
Pterosaurs of the Öösh Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Indeterminate tapejaroid[2][7] | "Single cervical vertebra (IGM 100/1321)"[2] | |||||
Squamates of the Öösh Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Norellius[8] | N. nyctisaurops | "Nearly complete skull with mandibles and partial hyoid" | Gekkonomorph | |||
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
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