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Kakanaut Formation

Coordinates: 62°54′N 177°06′E / 62.9°N 177.1°E / 62.9; 177.1
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Kakanaut Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
~70–66 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesDanian marine deposits
OverliesMaastrichtian marine deposits
Thickness1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherVolcaniclastic
Location
Coordinates62°54′N 177°06′E / 62.9°N 177.1°E / 62.9; 177.1
Approximate paleocoordinates75°42′N 179°00′E / 75.7°N 179.0°E / 75.7; 179.0
RegionChukotka Autonomous Okrug
Country Russia
Type section
Named forKakanaut River
Kakanaut Formation is located in Russia
Kakanaut Formation
Kakanaut Formation (Russia)

The Kakanaut Formation is a geological formation in Siberia, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1][2] The flora of the formation is relictual, containing some of the youngest remains of the extinct plant orders Bennettitales and Czekanowskiales.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.593-600
  2. ^ Godefroit et al., 2009
  3. ^ Gnilovskaya, Anastasia A.; Golovneva, Lina B. (February 2018). "The Late Cretaceous Pterophyllum (Bennettitales) in the North-East of Russia". Cretaceous Research. 82: 56–63. Bibcode:2018CrRes..82...56G. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.09.013.
  4. ^ Zolina, Anastasia; Golovneva, Lina; Nosova, Natalya; Grabovskiy, Alexander (2020-12-01). "A new species of Phoenicopsis (Leptostrobales) from the Maastrichtian–Danian of Chukotka, Russia". Geobios. 63: 67–75. Bibcode:2020Geobi..63...67Z. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2020.09.002. ISSN 0016-6995. S2CID 228928283.

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