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Chegan, Kazakhstan
Formation | Chegan |
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Age: | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Interval | Priabonian |
Lithology | siliciclastic, claystone |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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North Precipice | Bayganin District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan | Chegan |
North coast of the Aral Sea | Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan | Chegan |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Nautilus praepompilius species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Nautilus : Nautilus praepompilius | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Saunders W. B., Shimansky V. N., et al (1996) Clarification of Nautilus praepompilius Shimansky from the Late Eocene of Kazakhstan, Journal of Paleontology 70 4, 609-611 |
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!