Zaza Formation
| Zaza Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
| Type | bituminous shale |
| Other | Conglomerate, limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Buryatia |
| Country |  Russia |
The Zaza Formation is a geological formation located in
Vitim River.[3] Insects are found in multiple beds throughout the succession, predominantly in the finer grained facies, the preservation of insect fossils is variable between beds, with good preservation in marl and poor preservation in shale beds.[2]
See also
References
- .
- ^ a b Zherikhin, V.V., Mostovski, M.B., Vrsansky, P., Blagoderov, V.A. and Lukashevich, E.D. 1999. The unique Lower Cretaceous locality of Baissa and other contemporaneous insect-bearing sites in North and West Transbaikalia. Proceedings of the First Palaeoentomological Conference, Moscow, 1998. Bratislava: Amba Projects, pp. 185-192.
- ^ "Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Further reading
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993). Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3.
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