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.
| Khodzhakul Formation | |
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| 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) | |
Fossil content
editOne of the largest mammals of the Mesozoic, Oxlestes, occurred in this formation, and may have predated on dinosaur species.[3]
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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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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Indeterminate[9] |
Upper |
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P. Sp[4] |
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| 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 | |||
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Weishampel, et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution." pp.517-607
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "40.3 Qoraqalpoghiston Respublikasi, Uzbekistan; 1. Upper Khodzhakul Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 594.
- ^ a b "Table 22.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 480.
- ^ a b Listed as "? Gilmoreosaurus sp." in "40.3 Qoraqalpoghiston Respublikasi, Uzbekistan; 1. Upper Khodzhakul Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 594.
- ^ a b c "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.
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