Donguz Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Anisian ~ | |
Type | Stratigraphic Formation |
Underlies | Bukobay Svita [1] |
Overlies | Petropavlovskaya Svita ( Yarenskian Gorizont) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Claystone, conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°30′N 55°12′E / 51.5°N 55.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°36′N 43°12′E / 33.6°N 43.2°E |
Region |
Bashkortostan Orenburg Oblast |
Country | Russia |
Type section | |
Named for | Donguz River |
The Donguz Formation, Donguz Svita, or Donguz Rocks ( Russian: Донгузские скалы) is a Middle Triassic geological formation that crops out on the right bank of Donguz River in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, across the settlement of Pervomaisky. The formation is equivalent to a biostratigraphic unit, the Donguz Gorizont. It is famous for its rich collection of the fossils of Middle Triassic tetrapods. [2] [1] [3]
It is a nature monument (особо охраняемых природных территорий (ООПТ)). [4]
The following fossils have been found in the Donguz Formation: [1]
Donguz Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Anisian ~ | |
Type | Stratigraphic Formation |
Underlies | Bukobay Svita [1] |
Overlies | Petropavlovskaya Svita ( Yarenskian Gorizont) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Claystone, conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°30′N 55°12′E / 51.5°N 55.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°36′N 43°12′E / 33.6°N 43.2°E |
Region |
Bashkortostan Orenburg Oblast |
Country | Russia |
Type section | |
Named for | Donguz River |
The Donguz Formation, Donguz Svita, or Donguz Rocks ( Russian: Донгузские скалы) is a Middle Triassic geological formation that crops out on the right bank of Donguz River in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, across the settlement of Pervomaisky. The formation is equivalent to a biostratigraphic unit, the Donguz Gorizont. It is famous for its rich collection of the fossils of Middle Triassic tetrapods. [2] [1] [3]
It is a nature monument (особо охраняемых природных территорий (ООПТ)). [4]
The following fossils have been found in the Donguz Formation: [1]