Alagteeg Formation

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Alagteeg Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian
~85–72  Ma
Type Geological formation
Underlies Djadochta Formation
Thickness~16 m (52 ft) at the Bayan Zag locality
Lithology
Primary Sandstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates 44°18′N103°18′E / 44.3°N 103.3°E / 44.3; 103.3
Approximate paleocoordinates 41°54′N92°24′E / 41.9°N 92.4°E / 41.9; 92.4
Region Ömnögovi Province
CountryFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Extent Ulaan Nuur Basin
Type section
Named forAlag Teeg
Named byHasegawa et al.
Year defined2009
Thickness at type section~15 m (49 ft)
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Alagteeg Formation (Mongolia)

The Alagteeg Formation is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1] It predominantly consists of alternating reddish brown mudstone and horizontally laminated sandstone, with ripple cross laminations and rhizoliths. It was first formally defined as a unit by Hasegawa et al in 2008 as a distinct unit from the overlying Djadochta Formation. The environment of deposition is suggested to be fluvial, originating in sandy braided river, floodplain and ephemeral lake depositional environments, as opposed to the desert depositional environment of the Djadochta Formation. [2]

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Vertebrate paleofauna

Size of Abdarainurus, a sauropod from the Alagteeg Formation, compared to a human Abdarainurus Size Comparison.svg
Size of Abdarainurus, a sauropod from the Alagteeg Formation, compared to a human

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.593-600
  2. Hasegawa et al., 2009
  3. Averianov & Lopatin, 2020

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