The Sekmenevsk Formation (Russian: Sekmenevska Svita) is a Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) geologic formation in the Kursk Oblast of European Russia.[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.

Sekmenevsk Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian
~113–94 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherPhosphate
Location
Coordinates51°54′N 36°12′E / 51.9°N 36.2°E / 51.9; 36.2
Approximate paleocoordinates42°54′N 32°42′E / 42.9°N 32.7°E / 42.9; 32.7
RegionKursk Oblast
Country Russia
Sekmenevsk Formation is located in Russia
Sekmenevsk Formation
Sekmenevsk Formation (Russia)
Sekmenevsk Formation is located in Kursk Oblast
Sekmenevsk Formation
Sekmenevsk Formation (Kursk Oblast)

Fossil content

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The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sekmenevsk Formation in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ a b Kiprianow, 1883

Bibliography

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  • Kiprianow, W (1883), "Studien über die Fossilen Reptilien Russlands. IV. Theil. Ordnung Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminirte Fossile Reptilien - Studies on Russian fossil reptiles. Part IV. Order Crocodilina Oppel. Indeterminate fossil reptiles", Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg, VIIe série, 31: 1–29