Djadokhta Formation
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The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| age | Campanian ⓘ |
| containsFossil |
Byronosaurus jaffei
NERFINISHED
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Citipati osmolskae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gobipteryx minuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Hulsanpes perlei NERFINISHED ⓘ Loolmalornis giganteus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oviraptor philoceratops NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvicursor remotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinacosaurus grangeri NERFINISHED ⓘ Protoceratops andrewsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Saurornithoides mongoliensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuvuuia deserti NERFINISHED ⓘ Velociraptor mongoliensis NERFINISHED ⓘ crocodyliforms ⓘ dinosaur eggs ⓘ dinosaur nests ⓘ mammaliaforms ⓘ turtles ⓘ various lizards ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Central Asiatic Expeditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
aeolian dune field
ⓘ
arid desert ⓘ |
| fieldWorkBy | American Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilPreservationMode |
entombment by collapsing dunes
ⓘ
rapid burial in sand dunes ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicSystem | Upper Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasIconicSpecimen | fighting dinosaurs (Velociraptor and Protoceratops) fossil ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnit |
Bayn Dzak Member
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tugrikin Shireh beds NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukhaa Tolgod beds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
sandstone
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siltstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils
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fossil preservation in eolian sands ⓘ three-dimensional articulated skeletons ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Bayn Dzak (Flaming Cliffs)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tugrikin Shireh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukhaa Tolgod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Bayn Shireh Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoclimate | semi-arid to arid ⓘ |
| partOf | Gobi Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ömnögovi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Barun Goyot Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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