Altan Ula III, site 3 [PMPE]: Maastrichtian, Mongolia
collected by Rachtan, PMPE III 1965
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Tyrannosauridae
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Tyrannosauridae indet.
Osborn 1906
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1 individual | ||||||
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= Tarbosaurus sp.
Maleev 1955
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Gradzinski et al. 1968 | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mongolia | State/province: | Omnogov |
| Coordinates: | 43.6° North, 100.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.2° North, 89.5° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Nemegt | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: upper Nemegt beds = Nemegt Fm., high in formation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | conglomeratic sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Articulated whole bodies: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Rachtan, PMPE III | Collection dates: | 1965 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Polish-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition, AU3003 | ||
| Database number: | 38696 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-04-29 10:38:52 | Last modified: | 2020-09-01 08:13:56 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-04-29 10:38:52 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9902. | Z. Kielan-Jaworowska. 1966. Third (1965) Polish-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition to the Gobi Desert and western Mongolia. Bulletin de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences, Cl. II 14(4):249-252 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 59835 | P. J. Currie. 2016. Dinosaurs of the Gobi: Following in the footsteps of the Polish-Mongolian Expeditions. Palaeontologia Polonica 67:83-100 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 9900 | R. Gradzinski, J. Kazmierczak, and J. Lefeld. 1968. Geographical and geological data from the Polish-Mongolian Palaeontological Expeditions. Palaeontologia Polonica 198:33-82 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 10137 | Z. Kielan-Jaworowska and N. Dovchin. 1968. Narrative of the Polish-Mongolian Palaeontological Expeditions 1963-1965. Palaeontologia Polonica 19:7-29 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |