Javkhlant Formation
The Javkhlant Formation is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous possibly Santonian to Campanian. Yamaceratops dorngobiensis and Haya griva been found in the formation.[1][2]
| Javkhlant Formation Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian ~85 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Bayan Shireh Formation |
| Thickness | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
| Country |  |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Khand et al. |
| Year defined | 2000 |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Eberth, D.A.; Kobayashi, Y.; Lee, Y.N.; Mateus, O.; Therrien, F.; Zelenitsky, D.K.; Norrell, M.A. (2009). "Assignment of Yamaceratops dorngobiensis and associated redbeds at Shine Us Khudag (eastern Gobi, Dorngobi Province, Mongolia) to the redescribed Javkhlant Formation (Upper Cretaceous)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (1): 295–302. doi:10.1080/02724634.2009.10010384.
- Makovicky, Peter J.; Brandon M. Kilbourne; Rudyard W. Sadleir; Mark A. Norell (2011). "A new basal ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 626–640. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.557114.
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