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West Kopetdag, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.41,56.75 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Ahal Province, Turkmenistan |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kopetdag, Kamyshly Canyon (71 m above base of unit 8) | Atabekyan A. A. (1985) | 71 m above base of unit 8 | not reported | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| West Kopetdag, Kamyshly Canyon (unit 6) | Atabekyan A. A. (1985) | Lower part of Mantelliceras mantelli zone | not reported | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| West Kopetdag, Kamyshly Canyon (unit 8) | Atabekyan A. A. (1985) | 40 m below top of unit 8 | not reported | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| West Kopetdag, Kamyshly Canyon (unit 8, Kinash collection) | Atabekyan A. A. (1985) | 40 m below top of unit 8 | not reported | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| West Kopetdag, Kamyshly Canyon (unit 1 base) | Atabekyan A. A. (1985) | Basal conglomerate in unit 1 | not reported | 105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | |
| West Kopetdag, upper Aydere River, Sovutly Canyon | Atabekyan A. A. (1985) | About 85-90 m above the base of the Stoliczkaia dispar zone and 20-25 m below the base of the Cenomanian. | not reported | 105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Atabekyan A. A. (1985) Turrilitidy pozdnego Al'ba i Cenomana yuga SSSR, Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Ministerstvo Geologii SSSR, Mezhvedomstvennyy Stratigraficheskiy Komitet SSSR, Trudy 14, 1-111 |
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!
