Dariv, Gurvan Eren (535 m) (Jurassic of Mongolia)

Where: Govi-Altay, Mongolia (46.4° N, 94.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.4° N, 95.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Dariv Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 145.0 Ma)

• upper part of suite

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red, calcareous mudstone and coarse-grained sandstone

• "red mudstone with caliches and coarse-grained sandstone and granule conglomerate layers"

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by HMNS/MPC JPE) in 2002

Primary reference: 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 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 87585: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Saurischia -
Sauropoda indet.
Sauropoda indet. Marsh 1878 sauropod
1 associated individual; 020802-DR GEN Zev's to 020812 DR GEN Zev's