The Shinekhudag Formation (also known as Shinekhudug Formation, Shinekhudag or Shinekhudukskaya Svita) is a geological
formation in
Dundgov,
Mongolia whose strata date back to the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
Geology
Pro ...
. Dinosaur remains have been recovered from it.
[Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. .] It has formerly been considered Aptian-Albian in age, but more recent research suggests an earlier
Berriasian-
Hauterivian age.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs
See also
*
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
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Berriasian Stage
Valanginian Stage