Geological age of the Shiluut Uul locality, Upper Cretaceous

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  • Gereltsetseg Lkhagvaa Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar-15160, Mongolia
  • Idersaikhan Damdinsuren Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar-15160, Mongolia

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Bivalves, cretaceous, Bayanshiree Formation, Plicatotrigonioides, Pseudohyria, Lanceolaria, Sainshandia

Abstract

Macroorganisms have been found from the Bayanshiree Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in Shiluut uul locality (South-East Mongolia). Were identified fourteen species of mollusca- Pseudohyria turistschewi, P. cardiformis, P. triangularis, P. tuberculata, P. janshini, P. arida, P. marginodentata, P. hongilica, P. unegetensis, Lanceolaria angustata, Sainshandiа unegetensis, S. bainshirensis, S. robusta, Plicatotrigonioides gobiensis. Ecology: The mollusks are large, the species diversity is enormous, perhaps this is due to the mineralized and warm water environment.

Дээд цэрдийн Шилүүт уул олдворт газрын насны үндэслэлд

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2024-12-30

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Geological age of the Shiluut Uul locality, Upper Cretaceous. (2024). Mongolian Journal of Paleontology, 5(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.5564/mjp.v5i1.4594

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Geological age of the Shiluut Uul locality, Upper Cretaceous. (2024). Mongolian Journal of Paleontology, 5(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.5564/mjp.v5i1.4594