Altan Ula II [HMNS-GIN] (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

Where: Omnogov, Mongolia (43.6° N, 100.5° E: paleocoordinates 41.2° N, 89.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nemegt Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• mostly from "upper part" of the section

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone and mudstone

• "The fossiliferous beds are alternation of sandstone and mudstone layers with fluvial origin"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by HMNS-GIN in 1993, 1997, 2006; reposited in the PIN

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

• HMNS-Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences

Primary reference: Y. Ariunchimeg. 1997. Results of studies of dinosaur eggs. Abstract of Report Meeting, Mongolia-Japan Joint Paleontological Expedition 13 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 127671: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 21.05.2012, edited by Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Saurolophus angustirostris3 Rozhdestvensky 1952 hadrosaurine
 Theropoda -
Theropoda indet.5 Marsh 1881 theropod
tibia, ribs (small theropod)
 Theropoda - Elongatoolithidae
Elongatoolithidae indet.7 Zhao 1975 theropod
one dinosaur egg nest; eggshells; 970724 AU-II Nest TSGT
 Theropoda - Ornithomimidae
Gallimimus sp.4 Osmólska et al. 1972 ornithomimid
nearly complete skeleton
 Theropoda - Tyrannosauridae
Tarbosaurus sp.5 Maleev 1955 tyrannosaurid
 Testudinata -
Testudinata indet.6 Oppel 1811 turtle
970727 AU-II
 Testudinata - Sichuanchelyidae
Mongolochelys efremovi2 Khosatzky 1997 turtle
partial skeletons
 Testudines - Lindholmemydidae
Mongolemys sp.6 Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1971 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.1 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
970724 AU-II ENKH, 970724 AU-II SZK 11:45
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.6 Latreille 1802 ostracod