Khidzorut: Late/Upper Turonian, Armenia
collected by A. A. Atabekyan 1986
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Azhdarchidae
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Azhdarchidae indet.
(Nessov 1984)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramidae indet.
Giebel 1852
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Trigoniidae
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Trigonia sp.
Bruguière 1789
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Scaphitidae
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Scaphites geinitzi
(d'Orbigny 1850)
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Scaphites geinitzii | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Pachydiscidae
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Tongoboryceras rhodanicus
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
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Lewesiceras mantelli
Wright and Wright 1951
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Collignoniceratidae
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Reesidites minimus
(Hayasaka and Fukada 1951)
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
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Magnoliopsida
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Dicotylophyllum sp.
Saporta 1894
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Averianov and Atabekyan 2005 | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Armenia | State/province: | Vayots Dzor | County: | Azizbek |
| Coordinates: | 39.6° North, 45.4° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.2° North, 42.3° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Turonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Turonian | Ammonoid zone: | Subprionocyclus neptuni |
| Age range of interval: | 93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The pterosaur bone cooccurred with the ammonite Reesidites minimus, a characteristic species of the Subprionocyclus neptuni Zone, the upper zone of the Upper Turonian in the West European scale. Unnamed stratigraphic unit. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray,yellow sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | A. A. Atabekyan | Collection dates: | 1986 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Hizorut | ||
| Database number: | 92185 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-03 04:36:40 | Last modified: | 2019-11-01 13:39:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-03 04:36:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31047. | L. A. Nessov. 1990. Flying reptiles of the Jurassic and Cretaceous of the USSR and the significance of their remains for the reconstruction of paleogeographic conditions. Bulletin of Leningrad University, Series 7, Geology and Geography 4(28):3-10 [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler] |
Secondary references:
| 23827 | ETE | A. O. Averianov. 2007. New records of azhdarchids (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia. Paleontological Journal 41(2):189-197 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 31046 | A. O. Averianov and A. A. Atabekyan. 2005. The first discovery of a flying reptile (Pterosauria) in Armenia. Paleontological Journal 39:210-212 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 30958 | N. N. Bakhurina and D. M. Unwin. 1995. a survey of pterosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. Historical Biology 10:197-245 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 39261 | L. A. Nessov. 1997. In L. B. Goloneva & A. O. Averianov (ed.), Nemorskiye Pozvonochnyye Melovogo Perioda Severnoy Yevrazii [Cretaceous Non-Marine Vertebrates of Northern Eurasia] 1-218 [R. Benson/R. Benson/M. Carrano] | |
| 31032 | D. M. Unwin and N. N. Bakhurina. 2000. Pterosaurs from Russia, Middle Asia and Mongolia. In M. J. Benton, M. A. Shishkin, D. M. Unwin, & E N. Kurichkin (eds.), The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia 420-433 [R. Butler/R. Butler/M. Carrano] |