Khodzhakul Formation
| Khodzhakul Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tamdytruba & Bissekty Formations |
| Overlies | Bortesken Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°06′N 65°48′E / 40.1°N 65.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 35°54′S 65°30′E / 35.9°S 65.5°E |
| Region | Karakalpakstan |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
  Khodzhakul Formation (Uzbekistan) | |
The Khodzhakul Formation is a Cenomanian aged geologic formation in Uzbekistan. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] As well as those of Mammals.[2] It is part of the same stratigraphic succession as the overlying Bissekty Formation.
Fossil content
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
One of the largest mammals of the Mesozoic, Oxlestes, occurred in this formation, and may have predated on dinosaur species.[3]
| Dinosaurs | ||||||
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A. salsopaludalis[4] |
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"Teeth, cranial fragments, phalanx."[5] |
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G. atavus[6] |
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H. eocretaceous[7] |
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"Tarsometatarsus."[8] |
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K. kulensis[4] |
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"Fragmentary material."[5] |
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P. sp.[4] |
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Indeterminate[9] |
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U. sp. |
A right maxilla fragment |
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| Titanosauria indet. | Indeterminate | Indeterminate titanosaur.[11] | ||||
| Ornithomimidae indet. | Indeterminate | Indeterminate ornithomimd.[12] | ||||
| Ankylosauridae indet. | Indeterminate | Indeterminate ankylosaurid.[13] | ||||
| cf. Alectrosaurus sp | Indeterminate | Remains stated to be similar to Alectrosaurus.[13] | ||||
| Genus | Species | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ornithocheiromorpha indet. | Indeterminate | Indeterminate ornithocheirids.[14] |
| Azhdarchidae Indet. | Indeterminate | Indeterminate azdarchids.[15] |
| Mammals[2] | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Bobolestes | B. zenge | Maxilla and dentary fragments | Zalambdalestoidea | |||
| Eozhelestes | E. mangit | dentary fragments and teeth | ||||
| Sheikhdzheilia | S. rezvyii | Maxilla and dentary fragments | ?Zhelestidae | |||
| Zalambdalestidae | Indeterminate | Right petrosal | ||||
| ‘‘Zhelestidae’’ | Indeterminate | Left dentary and dentary fragment | Large taxon | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Weishampel, et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution." pp.517-607
- 1 2 Averianov, Alexander; Archibald, J. David (August 2005). "Mammals from the mid-Cretaceous Khodzhakul Formation, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 26 (4): 593–608. Bibcode:2005CrRes..26..593A. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.03.007.
- ↑ Michael J. Benton, Mikhail A. Shishkin, David M. Unwin, The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia, Cambridge University Press, 04/12/2003 - 740 páginas
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "40.3 Qoraqalpoghiston Respublikasi, Uzbekistan; 1. Upper Khodzhakul Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 594.
- 1 2 "Table 22.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 480.
- 1 2 Listed as "? Gilmoreosaurus sp." in "40.3 Qoraqalpoghiston Respublikasi, Uzbekistan; 1. Upper Khodzhakul Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 594.
- 1 2 3 "40.3 Qoraqalpoghiston Respublikasi, Uzbekistan; 1. Lower Khodzhakul Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 563.
- ↑ "Table 11.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 214.
- ↑ Sues, Hans-Dieter; Averianov, Alexander (2016). "Therizinosauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan". Cretaceous Research. 59: 155–178. Bibcode:2016CrRes..59..155S. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.11.003.
- ↑ Averianov, A. O.; Kuzmin, I. T.; Skutschas, P. P.; Sues, H.-D. (2025). "First record of Carcharodontosauridae (Dinosauria, Theropoda) in the Upper Cretaceous Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan". Journal of Paleontology. 99: 206–218. doi:10.1017/jpa.2025.1.
- ↑ Averianov, Alexander; Sues, Hans-Dieter (2017-01-01). "Review of Cretaceous sauropod dinosaurs from Central Asia". Cretaceous Research. 69: 184–197. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.006. ISSN 0195-6671.
- ↑ Sues, Hans-Dieter; Averianov, Alexander (2016-01-01). "Ornithomimidae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bissekty Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Turonian) of Uzbekistan". Cretaceous Research. 57: 90–110. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.07.012. ISSN 0195-6671.
- 1 2 Nessov, Alexander (1995). "DINOSAURS OF NORTHERN EURASIA: NEW DATA ABOUT ASSEMBLAGES, ECOLOGY, AND PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY" (PDF).
- ↑ Averianov, A. O. (2007-02-01). "Mid-cretaceous Ornithocheirids (Pterosauria, Ornithocheiridae) from Russia and Uzbekistan". Paleontological Journal. 41 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1134/S003103010701008X. ISSN 1555-6174.
- ↑ https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicCollectionSearch?collection_no=92327
Bibliography
[edit]- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
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