Earth:Bukachacha Formation

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Bukachacha Formation
Stratigraphic range: Barremian
~129–125 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherTuff
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 53°00′N 116°54′E / 53.0°N 116.9°E / 53.0; 116.9
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 56°42′N 114°54′E / 56.7°N 114.9°E / 56.7; 114.9
RegionZabaykalsky Krai
Country Russia
Type section
Named forBukachacha
Bukachacha Formation is located in Russia
Bukachacha Formation
Bukachacha Formation (Russia)

The Bukachacha Formation is a geological formation in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia dating to the Early Cretaceous (Barremian). The tuffaceous mudstones of the formation were deposited in a lacustrine environment.

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossil insects:[1]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia
  • Batylykh Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Buryatia

References

  1. Bukachacha at Fossilworks.org
  2. Ponomarenko, 1990
  3. Sukatsheva, 2016, p.401
  4. Sinitshenkova, 1990

Bibliography