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Alagteeg Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Campanian
~85–72 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesDjadochta Formation
Thickness~16 m (52 ft) at the Bayan Zag locality
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates44°18′N 103°18′E / 44.3°N 103.3°E / 44.3; 103.3
Approximate paleocoordinates41°54′N 92°24′E / 41.9°N 92.4°E / 41.9; 92.4
RegionÖmnögovi Province
CountryMongolia
ExtentUlaan Nuur Basin
Type section
Named forAlag Teeg
Named byHasegawa et al.
Year defined2009
Thickness at type section~15 m (49 ft)
Alagteeg Formation is located in Mongolia
Alagteeg Formation
Alagteeg Formation (Mongolia)

The Alagteeg Formation is a geological formation in Mongolia whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] It predominantly consists of alternating reddish brown mudstone and horizontally laminated sandstone, with ripple cross laminations and rhizoliths. It was first formally defined as a unit by Hasegawa et al. in 2008 as a distinct unit from the overlying Djadochta Formation. The environment of deposition is suggested to be fluvial, originating in a sandy braided river, floodplain and ephemeral lake depositional environments, as opposed to the desert depositional environment of the Djadochta Formation.[2]

Fossil content

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Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Dinosaurs

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Sauropoda

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Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Abdarainurus[3] A. barsboldi A titanosaurian sauropod

Ornithischians

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Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Pinacosaurus[1] P. grangeri A ankylosaurid thyreophoran
Plesiohadros P. djadokhtaensis A hadrosauroid ornithopod
Protoceratops[1] P. andrewsi A protoceratopsid ceratopsian

Turtles

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Turtles of the Alagteeg Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Trionychidae Indet. Indeterminate

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.593-600
  2. Hasegawa et al., 2009
  3. Alexander O. Averianov; Alexey V. Lopatin (2020). "An unusual new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (12): 1009–1032. Bibcode:2020JSPal..18.1009A. doi:10.1080/14772019.2020.1716402. S2CID 214244529.

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