Khodzhakul Formation
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The Khodzhakul Formation is a Mesozoic
geologic formation. Dinosaur
remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Mesozoic
The Mesozoic era is an interval of geological time from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. It is often referred to as the age of reptiles because reptiles, namely dinosaurs, were the dominant terrestrial and marine vertebrates of the time...
geologic formation. Dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Paleofauna
| Dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of... s reported from the Khodzhakul Formation |
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Asiaceratops Asiaceratops Asiaceratops was a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur. It lived during the Late Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in China, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan. The type species, A. salsopaludalis, was formally described by Nesov and Kaznyshkina in 1989. A second species, A... |
A. salsopaludalis |
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"Teeth, cranial fragments, phalanx." |
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Gilmoreosaurus Gilmoreosaurus Gilmoreosaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Asia. The type species is Gilmoreosaurus mongoliensis. It is believed to be a hadrosaur or iguanodont from the Iren Dabasu Formation of Mongolia, dating to 70 Ma ago. Additional specimens have been described as distinct... |
Indeterminate |
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Horezmavis |
H. eocretaceous |
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"Tarsometatarsus." |
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Kulceratops Kulceratops Kulceratops is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It lived in the late Albian stage. It is one of the few ceratopsians known from this period. However, the fossils from this genus have been sparse: only jaw and tooth fragments have been found so far.-Naming:Kulceratops was... |
K. kulensis |
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"Fragmentary material." |
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Pectinodon |
P. asiamericanus |
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"Tooth." |
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Troodon Troodon Troodon is a genus of relatively small, bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period . Discovered in 1855, it was among the first dinosaurs found in North America... |
T. asiamericanus |
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