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The Murtoi Formation is a geologic
formation Formation may refer to: Linguistics * Back-formation, the process of creating a new lexeme by removing or affixes * Word formation, the creation of a new word by adding affixes Mathematics and science * Cave formation or speleothem, a secondary ...
in vicinity of
Lake Gusinoye Lake Gusinoye (russian: Гусиное озеро, ''Gusinoye ozero''; mn, Галуут нуур, Galuut nuur) is the name of a body of fresh water in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. Geography The lake is located in the Gusinoozyor Basin betwe ...
in
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
. It was deposited in the late
Barremian The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 129.4 ± 1.5 Ma ( million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma). It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous Epoch (or Lower Cretaceous Series). It is pre ...
to the mid
Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ag ...
of the
Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous ( chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145  Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pr ...
.


Paleofauna

*'' Kirgizemys dmitrievi'' *''
Tengrisaurus starkovi ''Tengrisaurus'' (meaning " Tengri lizard") is a genus of lithostrotian sauropod, from the Early Cretaceous ( Barremian-Aptian) Murtoi Formation, Russia. It was described in 2017 by Averianov & Skutschas. The type species is ''T. starkovi'' ...
'' *'' Khurendukhosaurus bajkalensis'' *'' Murtoilestes abramovi'' *'' Stichopterus sp.'' *'' Psittacosaurus.sp''


See also

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List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented. Containing body fossils * List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils ** List of stratigraphic units with f ...
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List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera This list of stratigraphic units with few non-avian dinosaur genera includes Mesozoic stratigraphic units of formation rank or higher that have produced dinosaur body fossils A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, i ...
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia . . Russia Russia Russia geology-related lists ...


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Bibliography

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Further reading

* I. G. Danilov, A. O. Averianov, P. P. Skutschas and A. S. Rezvyi. 2006. ''Kirgizemys'' (Testudines, 'Macrobaenidae'): new material from the Lower Cretaceous of Buryatia (Russia) and taxonomic revision. Russian Journal of Herpetology 1:46-62 Geologic formations of Russia Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia Cretaceous Russia Aptian Stage Barremian Stage Conglomerate formations Sandstone formations Geography of Northeast Asia