Sekmenevsk Formation
| Sekmenevsk Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Phosphate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°54′N 36°12′E / 51.9°N 36.2°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°54′N 32°42′E / 42.9°N 32.7°E |
| Region | Kursk Oblast |
| Country |  Russia |
  Sekmenevsk Formation (Russia)  Sekmenevsk Formation (Kursk Oblast) | |
The Sekmenevsk Formation (Russian: Sekmenevska Svita) is a Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) geologic formation in the Kursk Oblast of European Russia.[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.
Fossil content[edit]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sekmenevsk Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ a b Kiprianow, 1883
Bibliography[edit]
- Kiprianow, W. 1883. Studien über die Fossilen Reptilien Russlands. IV. Theil. Ordnung Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminirte Fossile Reptilien - Studies on Russian fossil reptiles. Part IV. Order Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminate fossil reptiles. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 31. 1–29. .