Mogoito, Promoina Klevenskogo: Valanginian, Russian Federation
collected by P. M. Klivenskii, Dmitriyev, Starkov, Nessov 1931, 1959, 1963, 1998-1999, 2001-2002

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Scarburgia hillii
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Pollenites sp. Potonié 1931
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Holostei indet. (Müller 1846)
Skutschas 2008
    = cf. Irenichthys sp.
Averianov and Skutschas 2009
Polypodiopsida
Cladophlebis aff. tongusorum
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Schizaeaceae
Schizaeaceae indet. Kaulfuss
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae
Coniopteris onychioides
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris cf. goeppertii
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae
Cyparissidium gracile (Heer 1868)
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
original and current combination Widdringtonites gracilis
unclassified
Carpolithes sp. Schlotheim 1820
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Gnetopsida
Pityophyllum ex gr. nordenskioldii (Heer 1899)
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
misspelling Pityophyllum nordenskioeldi
unclassified
Ginkgocycadophytus sp. Samoilovitch 1953
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Concavissimisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Pityocladus sp. Seward 1919
Bugdaeva et al. 2017
Palaeonisciformes
Chondrostei indet. (Müller 1844)
Skutschas 2008
    = Palaeonisciformes indet. Hay 1902
Averianov and Skutschas 2009
Reptilia - Paramacellodidae
Lacertilia indet. Owen 1842
Lopatin and Averianov 2006
    = Scincomorpha indet. Camp 1923
Skutschas 2008
    = Paramacellodidae indet. Estes 1983
Averianov and Skutschas 2009
ZISP PH 1/4 (left maxilla) and 2/4 (dentary fragment) described in Averianov and Skutchas (1999)
Reptilia
Pterosauria indet. Kaup 1834
Lopatin and Averianov 2006 2 elements
    = Ornithocheiridae indet. Seeley 1870
Averianov 2007
ZIN PH 41, 43, teeth
cf. Mongolosaurus sp. Gilmore 1933
Averianov et al. 2003 1 specimen
ZIN PH 5/13
    = Titanosauria indet. Bonaparte and Coria 1993
Mannion 2011
    = Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881
Averianov and Skutschas 2017
Allosaurus sp. Marsh 1877
Martinson 1961
    = Theropoda indet. Marsh 1881
Rozhdestvensky 1970
Theropoda indet. (Marsh 1881)
Averianov et al. 2022 2 specimens
CCMGE 1/4928, phalanx; ZIN PH 27/13, scapula
Coelurosauria indet. Huene 1914
Nessov 1995 2 specimens
    = Ornithomimosauria indet. Barsbold 1976
Averianov et al. 2003
ZIN PH 1/13, L femur; ZIN PH 22/13, posterior caudal vertebra
Ornithomimosauria indet. Barsbold 1976
Averianov and Skutschas 2009
Reptilia - Therizinosauridae
Therizinosauroidea indet. Russell and Dong 1994
Rozhdestvensky 1970 2 specimens
SHOULD BE THERIZINOSAURIDAE BUT THE SCRIPT WON'T LET ME ID and RE-ID THE SAME NAME!
    = ? Chilantaisaurus sp. Hu 1964
Nessov 1995
    = Therizinosauridae indet. Maleev 1954
Averianov et al. 2003
ZIN PH 2/13, pedal ungual; manual ungual (lost)
Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae
Dromaeosauridae indet. Colbert and Russell 1969
Averianov et al. 2003 2 specimens
ZIN PH 3/13
Reptilia
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
Averianov and Skutschas 2009
Sauropoda indet. (Marsh 1878)
Averianov et al. 2022 4 specimens
ZIN PH 19/13, 29/13, 30/13, teeth; ZIN PH 25/13, R MT IV
Sauropoda indet. (Marsh 1878)
Rozhdestvensky 1970 3 specimens
    = cf. Chiayusaurus sp. Bohlin 1953
Nessov 1995
    = Titanosauridae indet. Lydekker 1885
Averianov et al. 2002
    = Titanosauriformes indet. Salgado et al. 1997
Averianov and Skutschas 2009
Tengrisaurus starkovi n. gen., n. sp. Averianov and Skutschas 2017
Averianov and Skutschas 2017
ZIN PH 7/13 - holotype; referred specimens: ZIN PH 14/13 and 8/13, BM 38/7120
Reptilia - Jeholosauridae
Jeholosauridae indet. Han et al. 2012
Averianov et al. 2022 1 specimen
ZIN PH 24/13, proximal L femur
Reptilia
Choristodera indet. Cope 1876
Lopatin and Averianov 2006 22 specimens
ZIN PH 1/25-4/25, 8/25-25/25
    = Khurendukhosaurus sp. Sigogneau-Russell and Efimov 1984
Skutschas 2008
Khurendukhosaurus bajkalensis n. sp. Efimov 1996
Skutschas 2008 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Khurendukhosaurus
PIN 2234/201 - type (right scapulocoracoid and dorsal rib)
Reptilia - Testudines
? Chelonioidea indet. Baur 1893
Nessov 1984
'some poorly determined forms (Chelonioidea?)'
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788
Lopatin and Averianov 2006
    = Kirgizemys dmitrievi n. sp. Nessov and Khozatskii 1981
Skutschas 2008
shell fragments including holotype; ZIN PH 7/15 (skull)
Mammalia - Otlestidae
Kennalestoidea indet. Kielan-Jaworowska 1981
Averianov and Skutchas 2000 3 specimens
ZIN 34834, 34993, 34994
    = Murtoilestes abramovi Averianov and Skutschas 2000
Lopatin and Averianov 2006
Prokennalestes abramovi n. sp. Averianov and Skutschas 2000
Averianov and Skutschas 2000 3 specimens
recombined as Murtoilestes abramovi
ZIN 34834 (holotype left M2); plus specimens referred by Averianov & Skutschas 2001: ZIN 34993, right M1 and ZIN 34994, left m3
Peipiaosteidae
Actinopterygii indet. Cope 1887
Lopatin and Averianov 2006
    = Teleostei indet. Müller 1846
Skutschas 2008
    = Stichopterus sp. Reis 1909
Averianov and Skutschas 2009
see common names

Geography
Country:Russian Federation State/province:Buryat County:Selenginsky
Coordinates: 51.2° North, 106.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:53.8° North, 105.3° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Altitude:681 meters
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Valanginian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 1
Key time interval:Valanginian
Age range of interval:139.80000 - 132.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Murtoi Member:Mogoito
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Late Barremian to 'middle' Aptian. Shown as within the "lower (dinosaur" layer, below the "Turginsk Gorizont" in Martinson 1961.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Associated major elements:some
Disassociated major elements:many
Disassociated minor elements:many
Fragmentation:occasional
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera,species names
Collection methods:bulk,selective quarrying,surface (float),surface (in situ),mechanical,sieve,field collection
Rock censused:4000 kg
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:P. M. Klivenskii, Dmitriyev, Starkov, Nessov Collection dates:1931, 1959, 1963, 1998-1999, 2001-2002
Metadata
Also known as:Gusinoye Lake; Lake Gusinoe; Kanon Ravine; Dinosaur Gulch, Ovrag Dinozavrov
Database number:58196
Authorizer:M. Carrano, R. Benson, R. Butler, P. Mannion Enterer:K. Maguire, M. Carrano, P. Mannion, R. Benson, R. Butler
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-01-26 14:31:07 Last modified:2023-11-15 10:21:04
Access level:the public Released:2006-01-26 14:31:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
68327. K. B. Yuryev. 1954. Kratkiy obzor nakhodok dinozavrov na territorii SSSR [A brief reivew of dinosaur finds in the USSR]. Uchenyye Zapiski, Leningradskogo Ordena Lenina Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 181(38):183-197 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

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