The Batylykh Formation is a

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. It is of an uncertain Early Cretaceous age, probably dating between the

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and the

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. It is the oldest unit of the thick Sangar Series within the Vilyuy syneclise. The mudstones,

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...

s and shales of the formation were deposited in a fluvial to

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The formation is best known for the Teete locality, which has revealed remains of numerous vertebrates, including sauropods,Averianov et al., 2019 and other dinosaur teeth as well as numerous species of mammal, including '' Sangarotherium'', '' Khorotherium''Averianov et al., 2018 and

tritylodontid Tritylodontidae ("three-knob teeth", named after the shape of their cheek teeth) is an extinct family of small to medium-sized, highly specialized mammal-like cynodonts, bearing several mammalian traits like erect limbs, endothermy and details ...

'' XenocretosuchusLopatin & Agadjanian, 2008''. as well as

choristodere Choristodera (from the Greek χωριστός ''chōristos'' + δέρη ''dérē'', 'separated neck') is an extinct order of semiaquatic diapsid reptiles that ranged from the Middle Jurassic, or possibly Triassic, to the late Miocene (168 to ...

Khurendukhosaurus ''Khurendukhosaurus'' is a genus of choristodere, a type of amphibious reptile. It is known from Lower Cretaceous rocks of Mongolia and Russia. Two species have been named. The type species, ''K. orlovi'', was named in 1984 by Sigogneau–Rus ...

''.Kolosov et al., 2009 Other fossils recovered from the formation are:Batylykh Formation
at Fossilworks.org ;Mammals * '' Cryoharamiya tarda''Averianov et al., 2020 * '' cf. Sineleutherus sp.'' * Docodonta indet. ;Reptiles * Ankylosauria indet. * Coelurosauria indet. * Lacertilia indet. * Macronaria indet. * Mesochelydia indet.Skutschas et al., 2020 * Stegosauria indet. * Theropoda indet. ;Amphibians * '' Kulgeriherpeton ultimus''Skutschas et al., 2018 * Anura indet. * Caudata indet. ;Fish * Chondrostei indet. * Palaeoniscidae indet. ;Insects * '' Crenoptychoptera gronskayae''Lukashevich, 1995 * '' Zhiganka comitans'' ;Bivalves * Bivalvia indet. ;Gastropods * Gastropoda indet. ;Flora * '' Podocarpus multesima'' * '' Selaginella velata'' * '' Stereisporites compactus'' * '' S. congregatus'' * '' Tripartina variabilis'' * '' Ginkgocycadophytus sp.'' * '' Klukisporites sp.'' * '' Leiotriletes sp.'' * '' Ophyoglossum sp.'' * '' Piceapollenites sp.'' * '' Picea sp.'' * '' Pinus sp.'' * '' Selaginella sp.'' * '' Stereisporites sp.'' * Pinaceae indet.

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Journal.pone.0199983.g002.png, Dinosaur teeth Kulgeriherpeton ultimum - Teete locality - Batylykh Formation - dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views.jpg, '' Kulgeriherpeton ultimum''

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, volume=29 , pages=164-171

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