Djadokhta
172 occ.
67 taxa (11 genera)
2 countries
Description
The Djadochta formation is a highly fossiliferous geological formation in Central Asia, Gobi Desert, dating from the Late Cretaceous period, during the Campanian to the Maastrichtian. The type locality is the Bayn Dzak locality, famously known as the Flaming Cliffs. Reptile and mammal remains are among the fossils recovered from the formation.
Genera
11 genera
Temporal range
252
201
145
66
0 Ma
Geological group / Member
Bayn Dzak
46
Tugrugyin
31
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
171
🇨🇳 China
1
Depositional environments
Eolian indet.
79
Terrestrial indet.
36
dune
33
Fluvial indet.
23
Channel lag
1
Top collectors
HMNS-GIN
74
MPE
15
PMPE
15
SMPE
11
Shackelford
8
Granger
8
Andrews
8
1993-1998
4
PMPE II-III
3
PMPE III
3
AMNH-MAS
1
I. Nikilov
1
Collection activity by decade
1920s
24
1940s
26
1960s
51
1970s
21
1980s
8
1990s
213
2000s
129
2010s
4