Djadokhta Formation

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The Djadokhta Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in Mongolia renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils, including iconic theropods and other desert-adapted fauna.

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Djadokhta Formation canonical 2
Djadochta Formation 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
sedimentary rock unit
age Campanian
containsFossil Byronosaurus jaffei
Citipati osmolskae
Gobipteryx minuta
Hulsanpes perlei
Loolmalornis giganteus
Oviraptor philoceratops
Parvicursor remotus
Pinacosaurus grangeri
Protoceratops andrewsi
linked to: Protoceratops

Saurornithoides mongoliensis
linked to: Saurornitholestes

Shuvuuia deserti
Velociraptor mongoliensis
linked to: Velociraptor

crocodyliforms
dinosaur eggs
dinosaur nests
mammaliaforms
turtles
various lizards
continent Asia
country Mongolia
discoveredBy Central Asiatic Expeditions
environment aeolian dune field
arid desert
fieldWorkBy American Museum of Natural History
fossilPreservationMode entombment by collapsing dunes
rapid burial in sand dunes
geologicPeriod Late Cretaceous
geologicSystem Upper Cretaceous
hasIconicSpecimen fighting dinosaurs (Velociraptor and Protoceratops) fossil
hasStratigraphicUnit Bayn Dzak Member
Tugrikin Shireh beds
Ukhaa Tolgod beds
lithology sandstone
siltstone
notableFor exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils
fossil preservation in eolian sands
three-dimensional articulated skeletons
notableSite Bayn Dzak (Flaming Cliffs)
Tugrikin Shireh
Ukhaa Tolgod
overlies Bayn Shireh Formation
paleoclimate semi-arid to arid
partOf Gobi Desert
region Ömnögovi Province
underlies Barun Goyot Formation

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Velociraptor geologicalFormation Djadokhta Formation
Barun Goyot Formation overlies Djadokhta Formation
Protoceratops fossilSite Djadochta Formation
linked to: Djadokhta Formation