Ergilin Dzo Formation

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Ergilin Dzo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Eocene
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Type Geological formation
Sub-unitsFrom top to bottom:
  • Khetsu Tsav member
  • Ergilin member
  • Shavag member
  • Sevkhul member
  • Zangut member
  • Khubsugul member
Location
Region Dornogovi Province
CountryFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Type section
Named byDashzeveg
Year defined1993

The Ergilin Dzo Formation (formerly known as the Ardyn Obo Formation), is a geologic formation in southeastern Mongolia. It preserves fossils of a wide variety of animals, which date back to the late Eocene epoch. The type fauna of the Ergilian Asian land mammal age is defined by the mammalian fossils of this formation. [1]

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Depositional environment

Based on the presence of brontotheres and the abundance of herbivorous low-crowned mammals, the Ergilin Dzo Formation has been estimated to be humid and warm/hot with a relatively-closed area. [2] [3] However, the absence of primates and rarity of crocodyliforms (known from one specimen currently) in this formation may suggest the paleoenvironment had open areas and was more arid than similarly aged faunal assemblages from elsewhere in Eurasia. [1] Sedimentary analyses suggest the Ergilin Dzo Formation was a floodplain environment with a braided stream network formed by fluvial systems. [4]

Fossil content

In their review of the vertebrate fauna of the formation, Tsubamoto et al. (2022) found that 77 genera and 104 species of vertebrate have been reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation, representing 22 orders and 49 families. Fossils of mammals, reptiles (including birds), fish and amphibians have all been recovered from the formation since the early 20th Century. [1]

Mammals

81 mammal species have been found in the Ergilin Dzo Formation, with perissodactyls being the most diverse group (33 species reported). Ruminant artiodactyls, rhinocerotoids and brontotheres are the most abundant groups in terms of collected specimen numbers. [1]

Artiodactyls

Artiodactyls reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Anthracotheriidae indet.IndeterminateErgilin Dzo locality. [5] Left astragalus. [5] An anthracothere.
cf. Bothriodon cf. B. sp.Ergilin Dzo & Khoer Dhan localities. [5] Jaw & limb elements. [5] An anthracothere.
Brachyhyops B. trofimoviKhoer Dzhan locality. [6] Jaw elements. [6] An entelodontid.
B. sp.Ergilin Dzo locality. [6] Right maxilla fragment. [6] An entelodontid.
Entelodon E. gobiensisKhoer Dzhan & Ergilin Dzo localities. [6] [7] An entelodontid.
Eumeryx E. sp.A deer.
Gobiomeryx G. dubiusA leptomerycid.
Lophiomeryx L. angaraeA lophiomerycid.
L. sp.A lophiomerycid.
Miomeryx M. altaicusA leptomerycid.
M. sp.A leptomerycid.
Praetragulus P. electusKhoer Dzhan locality. [8] Numerous jaw & limb elements. [8] A hypertragulid.
P. gobiaeErgilin Dzo locality. [8] Jaw elements. [8] A hypertragulid.

Cimolestans

Cimolestans reported from the Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Gobiopithecus G. khanKhoer Dzhan locality. [9] [10] Ergilin Member. [9] Mandibles. [10] A pantolestid.

Didymoconids

Didymoconids reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Ardynictis A. furunculusSkull & jaws. [11]
Ergilictis E. reshetoviErgilin Dzo locality. [12] Jaw elements. [12]

Eulipotyphlans

Eulipotyphlans reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Amphechinus A. sp.Ergilin Dzo locality. [13] Sevkhul Member. [13] Left dentary fragment. [13] A hedgehog.
Ictopidium?I.? sp.A changlelestid.
Oligochenus O. grandisErgilin Dzo locality. [13] Sevkhul Member. [13] Right dentary fragment. [13] A gymnure.
Palaeoscaptor?P.? sp.A hedgehog.
Soricinae indet.IndeterminateA shrew.
Tupaiodontinae indet.IndeterminateErgilin Dzo locality. [13] Ergilin Member. [13] Premolar. [13] A changlelestid.

Ferae

Ferae reported from the Ergolin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Alagtsavbaatar A. indigenusAlag Tsav & Khoer Dzhan localities. [14] Jaw & limb elements. [14] A small feliform.
Amphicyonidae indet.IndeterminateErgilin Dzo locality. [15] Tooth. [15] A bear-dog.
Asiavorator A. gracilisErgilin Dzo locality. [14] Right mandible fragment. [14] A small feliform.
Eofelis E. sp.Khoer Dzhan locality. [14] Jaw elements. [14] A nimravid.
Hyaenodon H. chunkhtensisKhoer Dzhan locality. [16] [17] Left mandibular corpus. [16] A hyaenodont.
H. eminusKhoer Dzhan & Ergilin Dzo localities. [16] Jaw elements. [11] A hyaenodont.
H. gigasKhoer Dzhan locality. [16] A hyaenodont.
H. incertusKhoer Dzhan & Ergilin Dzo localities. [16] A hyaenodont.
H. mongoliensisKhoer Dzhan & Ergilin Dzo localities. [16] A hyaenodont.
H. pervagusKhoer Dzhan & Ergilin Dzo localities. [16] A hyaenodont.
H. pumilus Mandibular ramus. [17] A hyaenodont.
Nimravus N. mongoliensisKhoer Dzhan locality. [14] Jaw & limb elements. [14] A nimravid.
Proviverrinae indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan locality. [16] Tooth. [16] A hyaenodont.

Gliriformes

Gliriformes reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Ardynomys A. olseniLower jaw. [11] A rodent.
A. silentiumisA rodent.
A. sp.A rodent.
Desmatolagus D. ardynenseA lagomorph.
D. gobiensisA lagomorph.
D. robustusLower jaws. [11] A lagomorph.
Eucricetodon E. sp.A rodent.
Lagomorpha indet.IndeterminateA lagomorph.
Zofiagale Z. ergilensisErgilin Dzo locality. [18] Right dentary. [18] An anagalid.

Mesonychians

Mesonychians reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Metahapalodectes M. sp.A hapalodectid.
Mongolestes M. hadrodensA mesonychid.

Perissodactyls

Perissodactyls reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
cf. Allacerops cf. A. sp.Khoer Dzhan. [19] Jaw elements. [19] An eggysodontid.
Amynodon A. sp.An amynodont.
Amynodontopsis A. lunanensisAn amynodont.
Ardynia A. praecoxKhoer Dzhan. [19] Sevkhul & Ergilin members. [19] Jaw elements. [19] A hyracodontid.
A. sp.Khoer Dzhan. [19] Sevkhul & Ergilin members. [19] Jaw fragments. [19] A hyracodontid.
Armania A. asianaKhoer Dzhan & Ergilin Dzo. [19] Sevkhul & Ergilin Members. [19] Jaw elements. [19] A hyracodontid.
Brontotheriidae indet.IndeterminateA brontothere.
Cadurcodon C. ardynensisAn amynodont.
C. sp.An amynodont.
Cadurcotherium C. progressusAn amynodont.
cf. Deperetella cf. D. sp.A deperetellid.
Embolotherium E. andrewsiSkull. [20] A brontothere.
E. grangeriKhoer Dzhan. [20] Partial skull. [20] A brontothere.
E. sp.A brontothere.
Eomoropus E. sp.An eomoropid.
Eubrontotherium E. clarnoensisErgilin Dzo. [20] Partial skeleton. [20] A brontothere.
Juxia J. borissiakiErgilin Dzo locality. [19] Ergilin Member. [19] Jaws & teeth. [19] A paraceratheriid.
cf. Nasamplus cf. N. progressusA brontothere.
Paraceratheriidae indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan. [19] Ergilin Member. [19] Teeth. [19] Initially reported as Urtinotherium (or Paraceratherium ) sp.
Paraceratherium P. parvumA paraceratheriid.
Paracolodon P. inceptusA helaletid.
P. sp.A helaletid.
Prohyracodon P. meridionalisKhoer Dzhan. [19] Sevkhul Member. [19] Jaw elements. [19] A hyracodontid.
P. obrutschewiA hyracodontid.
?P. parvumKhoer Dzhan. [19] Zangut-Sevkhul member. [19] Jaw elements. [19] A hyracodontid.
Protembolotherium P. efremoviErgilin Dzo. [20] Skull elements. [20] A brontothere.
Ronzotherium R. brevirostrisA rhino.
R. orientaleErgilin Dzo, Bayan Tsav ravine & Khoer Dzhan. [19] Ergilin Member. [19] Jaw elements. [19] A rhino.
R. sp.Khoer Dzhan. [19] Ergilin Member. [19] Fragment of mandibular ramus. [19] A rhino.
Schizotherium S. avitumA chalicothere.
Sharamynodon S. mongoliensisAn amynodont.
Teleolophus T. magnusA deperetellid.
cf. Zaisanamynodon cf. Z. sp.An amynodont.

Reptiles

Reptiles are represented by 20 known species in the formation, with 11 of these being birds. [1]

Birds

Birds reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Accipitridae indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan. [21] Leg bones. [21] An accipitrid.
Anatidae indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan. [21] An anatid.
Ardeidae indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan. [21] A heron.
Cygninae indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan. [21] A swan.
Eogrus E. sp.Ergilin Dzo. [21] An eogruid.
Ergilornis E. minorErgilin Dzo. [21] An eogruid.
E. rapidusErgilin Dzo. [21] An eogruid.
E. sp.An eogruid.
Lari indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan. [21] Skull fragment. [21] A shorebird.
Rallidae indet.IndeterminateKhoer Dzhan. [21] A rail.
Sonogrus S. gregalisAn eogruid.

Crocodyliforms

Crocodyliforms reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Crocodyliformes indet.IndeterminateErgilin Dzo. [22] Tooth. [22]

Squamates

Squamates reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Agamidae indet.IndeterminateAn agamid lizard.
Lacertilia indet.IndeterminateA lizard.

Turtles

Turtles reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Chrysemys C. sp.
Emydidae gen. et. sp. indet.IndeterminateA terrapin.
Ergilemys E. insolitusA tortoise.
?Melanochelys ?M. elongata
Platysternidae gen. et. sp. indet.Indeterminate
Trionychidae gen. et. sp. indet.IndeterminateA softshell turtle.

Amphibians

Amphibians reported from the Ergilin Dzo Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Urodela gen. et. sp. indet.IndeterminateA salamander.

Fish

Fish reported from the Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceStratigraphic memberMaterialNotesImages
Amia A. sp.A bowfin.
Parasilurus P. sp.A catfish.

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