Pudovinko Formation Explained

Pudovkino Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Age:	Campanian ~
Period:	Campanian
Prilithology:	Marl
Region:	Saratov Oblast
Coordinates:	51.5°N 46°W
Paleocoordinates:	42.8°N 40.8°W

The Pudovkino Formation (Russian: Pudovkino Svita) is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geologic formation in Saratov Oblast of European Russia.^[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the marine marls of the formation.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[1]

• Pterosaurs
  • Azhdarchidae indet.^[2]
• Bivalves
  • Monticulina vesicularis
• Belemnites
  • Belemnitella mucronata
  • Kosmospirella cf. similis
• Echinoids
  • Echinocorys sp.

See also

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicCollectionSearch?collection_no=92359 Pudovkino Formation
2. Averianov et al., 2005