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Ulan Malgait Formation

Ulan Malgait 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 Ulan Malgait Formation rather than just read about it. In short: The Ulan Malgait Formation is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Mongolia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although as of 2004 none have yet been referred to a specific genus.

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Reference excerpt

The Ulan Malgait Formation is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Mongolia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although as of 2004 none have yet been referred to a specific genus. It is best known for the Shar Teeg locality which has lent its name to Shartegosuchidae, a family of mesoeucrocodylians (relatives of crocodilians), many of which have been found there; Shartegosuchus (the family's type genus) means "Shar Teeg crocodile". It is divided up into 2 subunits, the lower Shar Teg Beds and the upper Ulan Malgait Beds. The tritylodontids Shartegodon, Nuurtherium and Bienotheroides are known from the formation., As is docodontan Tegotherium. The turtles Annemys levensis and Annemys latiens and crocodylians Sunosuchus shartegensis and Adzhosuchus fuscus were also recovered from the formation. Numerous species of insects are also known from the formation. which was deposited in a lacustrine environment.

Age Dollman et al. (2018) argue that the age of the Ulan Malgait Formation is likely to be Oxfordian based on the shared presence of Shartegosuchus and Nominosuchus with the radiometrically dated Shishigou Formation of China.

See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils

References

Bibliography Dollman, K. N.; Clark, J. M.; Norell, M. A.; Xu, X.; Choiniere, J. M. (2018). "Convergent Evolution of a Eusuchian-Type Secondary Palate within Shartegosuchidae". American Museum Novitates (3901): 1–23. doi:10.1206/3901.1. Velazco, Paúl M.; Buczek, Alexandra J.; Novacek, Michael J. (2017). "Two new tritylodontids (Synapsida, Cynodontia, Mammaliamorpha) from the Upper Jurassic, southwestern Mongolia". American Museum Novitates (3874): 1–35. doi:10.1206/3874.1. hdl:2246/6698. Watabe, Mahito (2010). "Geology of dinosaur-fossil-bearing localities (Jurassic and Cretaceous: Mesozoic) in the Gobi Desert: Results of the HMNS-MPC Joint Paleontological Expedition". Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences Research Bulletin. 3. Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences: 41–118. Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka, eds. (2004). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 1–880. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. Retrieved 2019-02-21. Efimov, M. B.; Gubin, Y. M.; Kurzanov, S. M. (2000). "New primitive crocodile (Crocodylomorpha: Shartegosuchidae) from the Jurassic of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal. 34: S238–S241.

Further reading M. Rabi, V. B. Sukhanov, V. N. Egorova, I. Danilov, and W. G. Joyce. 2014. Osteology, relationships, and ecology of Annemys (Testudines, Eucryptodira) from the Late Jurassic of Shar Teg, Mongolia, and phylogenetic definitions for Xinjiangchelyidae, Sinemydidae, and Macrobaenidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):327-352 M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar, T. Tsuihiji and R. Barsbold. 2003. The first discovery of diverse Jurassic dinosaur faunas in Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3, suppl.):108A V. B. Sukhanov. 2000. Mesozoic turtles of Middle and Central Asia. In M. J. Benton, M. A. Shishkin, D. M. Unwin, & E N. Kurichkin (eds.), The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia 309–367 Y. M. Gubin and S. M. Sinitza. 1996. Shar Teg: a unique Mesozoic locality of Asia. In M. Morales (ed.), The Continental Jurassic. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin 60:311-318

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Ulan Malgait Formation

In research: Ulan Malgait 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.
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In the classroom: Ulan Malgait Formation is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Geologic formations of Mongolia, Govi-Altai Province, Jurassic Mongolia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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