The Dariv Formation is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Govi-Altay, Mongolia.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the mudstones and sandstones of the formation.[2]

Dariv Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates46°18′N 94°06′E / 46.3°N 94.1°E / 46.3; 94.1
Approximate paleocoordinates48°18′N 95°48′E / 48.3°N 95.8°E / 48.3; 95.8
RegionGovi-Altai Province
Country Mongolia
Type section
Named forDariv
Dariv Formation is located in Mongolia
Dariv Formation
Dariv Formation (Mongolia)

Fossil content

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 12 km south of Dariv at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21

Further reading

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  • S. A. Graham, M. S. Hendrix, R. Barsbold, D. Badamgarav, D. Sjostrom, W. Kirschner, and J. S. McIntosh. 1997. Stratigraphic occurrence, paleoenvironment, and description of the oldest known dinosaur (Late Jurassic) from Mongolia. Palaios 12:292-297
  • M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar, L. Uranbileg and L. Gereltsetseg. 2004. Report on the Japan-Mongolia Joint Paleontological Expedition to the Gobi desert, 2002. Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences Research Bulletin 2:97-122
  • M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar, T. Tsuihiji and R. Barsbold. 2003. The first discovery of diverse Jurassic dinosaur faunas in Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3, suppl.):108A