The Pudovkino Formation (Russian: Pudovkino Svita) is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geologic formation in Saratov Oblast of European Russia.[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the marine marls of the formation.
| Pudovkino Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′N 46°00′E / 51.5°N 46.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 42°48′N 40°48′E / 42.8°N 40.8°E |
| Region | Saratov Oblast |
| Country |  Russia |
  Pudovinko Formation (Russia)  Pudovinko Formation (Saratov Oblast) | |
Fossil content
editThe following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Pudovkino Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Averianov et al., 2005
Bibliography
edit- Averianov, A. O.; Arkhangelsky, M. S.; Pervushov, E. M.; Ivanov, A. V. (2005), "A new record of an azhdarchid (Pterosauria: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Volga Region", Paleontological Journal, 39: 433–439