Earth:Moskovoretskaya Formation

Moskovoretskaya Formation Stratigraphic range: Bajocian
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Meshchera Member
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Claystone
Location
Coordinates
Paleocoordinates	[ ⚑ ] 48.8°N 41.2°E / 48.8; 41.2
Region	Moscow
Country	Russia
Type section
Named for	Moskva River

The Moskovoretskaya Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation in Russia . Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Dinosaur finds

Turtles

Turtles reported from the Moskovoretskaya Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Heckerochelys	H. romani	Moscow	Kolomna		A stem turtle outside both extant groups.

Therapsids

Therapsids reported from the Moskovoretskaya Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Tritylodontidae	gen. et sp. indet.				An indeterminate tritylodontid.

Crocodyliformes

Neosuchians reported from the Moskovoretskaya Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
goniopholid	Indeterminate	Moscow	Kolomna	Vertebrae

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs reported from the Moskovoretskaya Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Dromaeosauridae	Gen et sp new.			Includes a partial skull, tooths and postcraneal elements.	According to Averianov et al. resembles the genus Richardotesia.

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia

References

Bibliography

• Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2