The Shirabad Formation ([clarification needed]) is a late Albian geologic formation in Tajikistan.

Shirabad Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Albian
~105–100 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherGypsum
Location
Coordinates38°36′N 68°12′E / 38.6°N 68.2°E / 38.6; 68.2
Approximate paleocoordinates35°12′N 64°12′E / 35.2°N 64.2°E / 35.2; 64.2
Country Tajikistan
Shirabad Formation is located in Tajikistan
Shirabad Formation
Shirabad Formation (Tajikistan)

Fossil content

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Fossil ankylosaur tracks described as Macropodosauropus gravis have been reported from the formation.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
  2. ^ Zakharov, 1964

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
  • Zakharov, S.A (1964), "O Senomanskom dinozavre sledy kotorogo obnaruzheny v doline R. Shirkent [On the Cenomanian dinosaurs, traces of which were found in the Shirkent valley]", Paleontologiya Tadzhikistana, 1964: 31–35