PBDB Collection

Ulan Malgait Mtn. [Ulan Malgait Fm., bed 2] [SMPE] (Jurassic of Mongolia)

Also known as Shar-Teg, Shar Teeg, Shar Teg, PIN Loc. 4174

Where: Govi-Altay, Mongolia (44.1° N, 95.8° E: paleocoordinates 46.0° N, 98.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ulan Malgait Formation, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• = Tormkhon horizon

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray, calcareous sandstone and brown, gray siltstone

• "Sharply asymmetric cyclite; grey fine- to mediun-grained polymictic sandstones (0.4 m) with lenses of brown-grey siltstones, transferring to brown-brown-grey layered siltstones. Turtles and crocodiles were found in the sandstones. Total thickness 10.4 m."

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by SMPE in 1989

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

Primary reference: Y. M. Gubin and S. M. Sinitza. 1996. Shar Teg: a unique Mesozoic locality of Asia. In M. Morales (ed.), The Continental Jurassic. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin 60:311-318 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 179180: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 03.06.2016, edited by Richard Butler

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Loricata - Goniopholididae	Sunosuchus shartegensis n. sp. Sunosuchus shartegensis n. sp. Efimov 1988 crocodilian PIN 4174/1 - type (partial skull and jaws) (not 4171/1)
Loricata - Shartegosuchidae	Nominosuchus arcanus n. sp.², Adzhosuchus fuscus n. gen. n. sp.¹ Nominosuchus arcanus n. sp.² Efimov and Abramov 2003 crocodilian PIN 4174/6 Adzhosuchus fuscus n. gen. n. sp.¹ Efimov et al. 2000 crocodilian PIN 4174/5, partial skull and jaws (holotype)
Testudinata -	Testudinata indet. Testudinata indet. Oppel 1811 turtle

¹Efimov et al. 2000; ²Kurzanov et al. 2003