Karabastau Svita
| Karabastau Svita Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic (Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian) | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Asia |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
The Karabastau Svita is a geological formation in Kazakhastan whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Paleofauna
Vertebrates
| Genus | Species | County | Member | Abundance | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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B. volans |
An Anurognathid Pterosaur. |
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K. sharovi |
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K. sharovi |
One of the earliest salamanders. |
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S. pilosus |
A Rhamphorhynchid Pterosaur. |
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Invertebrates
| Genus | Species | County | Member | Abundance | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A. mirabilis |
A Micropterygid moth. |
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O. aberatum, O. jurassicum, O. pilosum |
Ommatid beetles |
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P. aurea |
A Micropterygid or Eolepidopterigid moth. |
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See also
- List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kazakhstan
References
- ↑ Barrett, P.M., Butler, R.J., Edwards, N.P., & Milner, A.R. Pterosaur distribution in time and space: an atlas. p61-107. in Flugsaurier: Pterosaur papers in honour of Peter Wellnhofer. 2008. Hone, D.W.E., and Buffetaut, E. (eds). Zitteliana B, 28. 264pp.
- ↑ Tan, Jingjing; Wang, Yongjie; Ren, Dong; Yang, Xingke (2012). "New fossil species of ommatids (Coleoptera: Archostemata) from the Middle Mesozoic of China illuminating the phylogeny of Ommatidae". BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012 (12): 113. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-113.
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