Kurek Formation
Geologic formation in Uzbekistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kurek Formation (Russian: Kurek Svita) is a late Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) geologic formation of the Kugitang Svita in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
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Kurek Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Oxfordian ~160–157 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Kugitang Svita |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 38.5°N 68.6°E / 38.5; 68.6 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 43.2°N 73.2°E / 43.2; 73.2 |
Region | Lebap (Turkmenistan) Kashkadarya (Uzbekistan) |
Country | Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |
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Named for | Mount Kurek |
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