Nichkesaisk Formation
| Nichkesaisk Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Campanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41°12′N 71°18′E / 41.2°N 71.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 34°54′N 64°42′E / 34.9°N 64.7°E |
| Region | Jalal-Abad |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Extent | Fergana Valley |
   Nichkesaisk Formation (Kyrgyzstan) | |
The Nichkesaisk or Nichkesai Formation is an early Campanian geologic formation in Kyrgyzstan.[1] Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Nichkesai Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
Bibliography[edit]
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
Further reading[edit]
- L. A. Nessov. 1995. Dinozavri severnoi Yevrazii: Novye dannye o sostave kompleksov, ekologii i paleobiogeografii [Dinosaurs of northern Eurasia: new data about assemblages, ecology, and paleobiogeography]. Institute for Scientific Research on the Earth's Crust, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 1-156