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Kairakkum C2 Formation, Yangiyol District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41,69 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Yangiyol District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Kairakkum C2 Formation | McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) | Upper Pliocene, Middle Villafranchian, MN17. Correlated with the Sokh suite. Faunal remains in the C2 Formation are associated with a boundary of normal and reversed polarity, interpreted as the Gauss/Matuyama boundary. | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dicerorhinus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Dicerorhinus | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Elasmotherium sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Elasmotherium | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Mammuthus meridionalis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus meridionalis | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
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!