Earth:Shirabad Formation

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Short description: Geologic formation in Tajikistan
Shirabad Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Albian
~105–100 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherGypsum
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 38°36′N 68°12′E / 38.6°N 68.2°E / 38.6; 68.2
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 35°12′N 64°12′E / 35.2°N 64.2°E / 35.2; 64.2
Country Tajikistan
Shirabad Formation is located in Tajikistan
Shirabad Formation
Shirabad Formation (Tajikistan)

The Shirabad Formation ([clarification needed]) is a late Albian geologic formation in Tajikistan.

Fossil content

Fossil ankylosaur tracks described as Macropodosauropus gravis have been reported from the formation.[1][2]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
      • Ankylosaur tracks

References

  1. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
  2. Zakharov, 1964

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
  • Zakharov, S.A. 1964. O Senomanskom dinozavre sledy kotorogo obnaruzheny v doline R. Shirkent [On the Cenomanian dinosaurs, traces of which were found in the Shirkent valley]. Paleontologiya Tadzhikistana 1964. 31–35.