The Alamyshik Formation is a geological formation in Kyrgyzstan whose strata date back to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Alamyshik Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~112–100 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
Location
Coordinates40°00′N 73°00′E / 40.0°N 73.0°E / 40.0; 73.0
Approximate paleocoordinates37°24′N 68°12′E / 37.4°N 68.2°E / 37.4; 68.2
RegionOsh
Country Kyrgyzstan
ExtentFergana Valley
Alamyshik Formation is located in Kyrgyzstan
Alamyshik Formation
Alamyshik Formation
Alamyshik Formation (Kyrgyzstan)

Fossil content

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References

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  1. ^ Barret et al., 2008

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Further reading

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  • D. M. Unwin and N. N. Bakhurina. 2000. Pterosaurs from Russia, Middle Asia and Mongolia. In M. J. Benton, M. A. Shishkin, D. M. Unwin, E. N. Kurochkin (eds.), The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 420-433
  • L. A. Nessov. 1995. Dinozavri severnoi Yevrazii: Novye dannye o sostave kompleksov, ekologii i paleobiogeografii [Dinosaurs of northern Eurasia: new data about assemblages, ecology, and paleobiogeography]. Institute for Scientific Research on the Earth's Crust, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 1-156
  • L. A. Nessov. 1984. Data on late Mesozoic turtles from the USSR. Studia Geologica Salamanticensia, vol. especial 1 (Studia Palaeocheloniologica I) 1:215-223