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Khatan Khayrkhan, Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 45.1667,93.5667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Western Gobi Dessert, Mongolia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Khatan Khayrkhan | Sulimski A. (1970) | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Desmatolagus gobiensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae : Desmatolagus : Desmatolagus gobiensis | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
Zaraalestes minutus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Changlelestidae : Zaraalestes : Zaraalestes minutus | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
References
Sulimski A. (1970) On some Oligocene insectivore remains from Mongolia., Paleontologia Polonica 21, 53-70 |
Sych L. (1975) Lagomorpha from the Oligocene of Mongolia, Palaeontologia Polonica 33, 183-200 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!