Sekmenevsk Formation Explained

Sekmenevsk Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Age:	Albian-Cenomanian ~
Period:	Cenomanian
Prilithology:	Sandstone
Otherlithology:	Phosphate
Region:	Kursk Oblast
Coordinates:	51.9°N 36.2°W
Paleocoordinates:	42.9°N 32.7°W

The Sekmenevsk Formation (Russian: Sekmenevska Svita) is a Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) geologic formation in the Kursk Oblast of European Russia.^[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.

Fossil content

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

• Poekilopleuron schmidti^[2]
• Reptilia indet.^[2]

See also

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia
  • Melovatka Formation

References

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Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Sekmenevsk&group_formation_member=Sekmenevsk Sekmenevsk Formation
2. Kiprianow, 1883