Pudovinko Formation

Pudovkino Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~83–71  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Location
Coordinates	51°30′N46°00′E / 51.5°N 46.0°E / 51.5; 46.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	42°48′N40°48′E / 42.8°N 40.8°E / 42.8; 40.8
Region	Saratov Oblast
Country	Russia
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The Pudovkino Formation (Russian: Pudovkino Svita) is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geologic formation in Saratov Oblast of European Russia. ^[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the marine marls of the formation.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation: ^[1]

• Pterosaurs
  • Azhdarchidae indet. ^[2]
• Bivalves
  • Monticulina vesicularis
• Belemnites
  • Belemnitella mucronata
  • Kosmospirella cf. similis
• Echinoids
  • Echinocorys sp.

See also

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

References

1. Pudovkino Formation in the Paleobiology Database
2. Averianov et al., 2005

Bibliography

• Averianov, A. O.; Arkhangelsky, M. S.; Pervushov, E. M.; Ivanov, A. V. (2005), "A new record of an azhdarchid (Pterosauria: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Volga Region", Paleontological Journal , 39: 433–439