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Uzbekbaatar Kizylkumensis
''Uzbekbaatar'' is a genus of extinct mammal from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. It was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta, though its further affinities are unclear. The genus was named by Kielan-Jaworowska Z. and Nesov L.A. in 1992 and means "Uzbek hero". The one species named by Kielan-Jaworowska and Nesov is ''Uzbekbaatar kizylkumensis'', found in the Upper Cretaceous Stratum, strata of Uzbekistan. A second species was also apparently described by Averianov in 1999. References Further reading * Kielan-Jaworowska and Nesov (1992), "Multituberculate mammals from the Cretaceous of Uzbekistan", ''Acta Palaeontologica Polonica'' 37, p. 1-17. * Kielan-Jaworowska, Z. & Hurum, J.H. (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals", ''Paleontology'' 44, p. 389-429. * Much of this information has been derived fro Mesozoic Mammals: "basal" Cimolodonta, Cimolomyidae, Boffius, Boffiidae and Kogaionidae, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''creta'', the Latin word for the white limestone known as chalk. The chalk of northern France and the white cliffs of south-eastern England date from the Cretaceous Period. Climate During the Late Cretaceous, the climate was warmer than present, although throughout the period a cooling trend is evident. The tropics became restricted to equatorial regions and northern latitudes experienced markedly more seasonal climatic conditions. Geography Due to plate tectonics, the Americas were gradually moving westward, causing the Atlantic Ocean to expand. The Western Interior Seaway divided North America into eastern and western halves; Appalachia and Laramidia. India maintained a northward course towards Asia. In the Southern Hemisphere, Australia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
