A New Perspective on the Age and Geological Structure of the Neogene Vertebrate Locality Khyargas Nuur 2 (Northwestern Mongolia)
A. V. Sizov,
M. V. Sotnikova,
S. A. Sokolov
et al.
Abstract:The Great Lakes Depression in northwestern Mongolia contains widespread Late Neogene continental deposits, reaching thicknesses of several hundred metres. The Late Neogene Khyargas Nuur formation (also known as the Khirgis-Nur formation) has a significant biostratigraphic value for Central Asia, as it encompasses a unique palaeontological record and has a wide geographical distribution in the region. The stratotype of this formation was described in the Khyargas Nuur 2 (=Khirgis-Nur-2) section on the northern … Show more
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