Shirabad Formation
The Shirabad Formation () is a late Albian geologic formation in Tajikistan.
| Shirabad Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Albian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Gypsum |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38.6°N 68.2°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 35.2°N 64.2°E |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
  Shirabad Formation (Tajikistan) | |
Fossil content
Fossil ankylosaur tracks described as Macropodosauropus gravis have been reported from the formation.[1][2]
See also
References
- Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- Zakharov, 1964
Bibliography
- 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
- Zakharov, S.A. 1964. O Senomanskom dinozavre sledy kotorogo obnaruzheny v doline R. Shirkent [On the Cenomanian dinosaurs, traces of which were found in the Shirkent valley]. Paleontologiya Tadzhikistana 1964. 31–35. .
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