Earth:Manrak Formation

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Short description: Geologic formation in Kazakhstan
Manrak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
~80–75 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, claystone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 47°42′N 84°06′E / 47.7°N 84.1°E / 47.7; 84.1
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 43°06′N 74°24′E / 43.1°N 74.4°E / 43.1; 74.4
RegionShyghys Qazaqstan, Aqmola
Country Kazakhstan
Manrak Formation is located in Kazakhstan
Manrak Formation
Manrak Formation (Kazakhstan)

The Manrak Formation (Russian: Manrakskaya Svita) is a Campanian geologic formation in Kazakhstan. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[1]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
      • Dinosaur eggs

References

  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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