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Moskvoretskaya Formation

Moskvoretskaya Formation is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Moskvoretskaya Formation rather than just read about it. In short: The Moskvoretskaya Formation is a Middle Jurassic (Bathonian stage) geologic formation in the European part of Russia. It consists of continental claystones, siltstones and sandstones deposited in karstified segments of underlying Middle Carboniferous limestone, that would have formed underground aquifers.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Moskvoretskaya Formation is a Middle Jurassic (Bathonian stage) geologic formation in the European part of Russia. It consists of continental claystones, siltstones and sandstones deposited in karstified segments of underlying Middle Carboniferous limestone, that would have formed underground aquifers. The formation is divided up into two members, the lower consists of dark clays to silts and is highly fossiliferous, while the upper member is sandy and lean in fossil content. The remains of indeterminate tetanuran dinosaurs are known from the formation. As are fossil flora, fish and abundant remains of the turtle Heckerochelys romani, and various other fossils.

Fossil content

Amphibians

Reptiles

Turtles

Crocodyliforms

Lepidosauromorpha

Dinosaurs

Therapsids

Fish Ceratodus segnis Ischyodus cf. egertoni Hybodus sp. Lepidotes sp. Ptycholepis sp. Dapediidae indet.

Flora Cedrus sp. Picea sp. Pinus sp. Bennettitales indet. Cyatheaceae indet. Cycadales indet. Gingkoales indet. Gleicheniaceae indet. Peltaspermales indet.

Other Scyadopitys verticillata cf. Gobiops sp. Caudata indet.

See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Russia Mitchell Plain, karst field in Mississippian limestone in Indiana, United States Bemaraha Formation, Bathonian dinosaur-bearing formation of Madagascar Itat Formation, Middle Jurassic fossiliferous formation of Western Siberia

References

Bibliography Pashchenko, D.I.; Kuzmin, I.T.; Sennikov, A.G.; Skutschas, P.P.; Efimov, M.B. (2018), "On the Finding of Neosuchians (Neosuchia, Crocodyliformes) in the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) Deposits of the Moscow Region", Paleontological Journal, 52 (5): 550–562, Bibcode:2018PalJ...52..550P, doi:10.1134/S0031030118050118, ISSN 0031-0301, retrieved 2019-10-12 Lopatin, A.V.; Averianov, A.O. (2006), Mesozoic mammals of Russia, 9th International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota, Abstracts and Proceedings Volume 67-70 Sukhanov, V.B (2006), "An archaic turtle, Heckerochelys romani gen. et sp. nov. from the Middle Jurassic of Moscow region, Russia", Fossil Turtle Research, 1: 112–118, retrieved 2019-10-12 Alifanov, V.R.; Sennikov, A.G. (2001), "Discovery of dinosaur remains in a Moscow suburb", Doklady Earth Sciences, 376: 1–3, doi:10.1023/A:1018811305425, retrieved 2019-10-12

Further reading Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Moskvoretskaya Formation

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Moskvoretskaya Formation claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Moskvoretskaya Formation before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Moskvoretskaya Formation ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Moskvoretskaya Formation

In research: Moskvoretskaya Formation appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Moskvoretskaya Formation in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Moskvoretskaya Formation is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bathonian Stage, Claystone formations, Geologic formations of Russia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Moskvoretskaya Formation outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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