SSHD-8, Sheikhdzheili: Early/Lower Cenomanian, Uzbekistan
collected by L. Nessov 1979–1985

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
Theria indet. Parker and Haswell 1897
Nessov 1985 2 specimens
Mammalia - Bobolestidae
Otlestes meiman n. gen., n. sp. Nessov 1985
Nessov 1985 2 specimens
synonym of Bobolestes zenge
CCMGE 7/12176; considered a junior synonym of Bobolestes zenge by Averianov and Archibald 2005, who report additional specimens
Mammalia - Zalambdalestidae
Zalambdalestidae indet. Gregory and Simpson 1926
Averianov and Archibald 2005 1 specimen
ZIN 88500 (petrosal)
Mammalia - Zhelestidae
Zhelestidae indet. Nessov 1990
Averianov and Archibald 2005 2 specimens
"unnamed large sp. A": two dentaries
Mixotheridia indet. Nessov 1985
Nessov 1985 1 specimen
    = ? Zhelestidae indet. Nessov 1990
Averianov and Archibald 2005
ZIN 88691 (petrosal)
Eozhelestes mangit n. gen., n. sp. Nessov 1997
Averianov and Archibald 2005
Sheikhdzheilia rezvyii n. gen., n. sp. Averianov and Archibald 2005
Averianov and Archibald 2005 2 specimens
includes ZIN 88438, type, and CCMGE 8/12176 (originally referred to Otlestes meiman)
Reptilia
Asiaceratops salsopaludalis Nessov et al. 1989
Nessov 1995 1 specimen
Neosauropoda indet. Bonaparte 1986
Nessov 1995 26 specimens
teeth; ZIN PH 2426/16, 2424/16
    = Titanosauria indet. Bonaparte and Coria 1993
Averianov and Sues 2017
Reptilia - Troodontidae
Pectinodon asiamericanus n. sp. Nessov 1985
Nessov 1985 1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Pectinodon
CCMGE 49/12176
Reptilia - Dromaeosauridae
Richardoestesia asiatica (Nessov 1995)
Sues and Averianov 2013 5 specimens
original and current combination Asiamericana asiatica
ZIN PH 1223/16, 1224/16, 1225/16, 1226/16, 1227/16
Reptilia
Paronychodon asiaticus (Nessov 1995)
Sues and Averianov 2013 5 specimens
synonym of Paronychodon
ZIN PH 1220/16, 1221/16, 1228/16, 1229/16, 1230/16
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Discoglossidae
cf. Aralobatrachus sp. Nessov 1981
Ročec and Nessov 1993 1 specimen
LU-N2/15 (ilium)
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Nukusurus insuetus Nessov 1981
Nessov 1988 2 specimens
    = Albanerpetontidae indet. Fox and Naylor 1982
Gardner and Averianov 1998
also specimen ZIN PC 2/46: incomplete right
Albanerpeton sp. Estes and Hoffstetter 1976
Skutschas 2007 2 specimens
ZIN PH 1/78, 2/78
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii indet. Cope 1887
Nessov 1985 1 specimen
Actinopteri
Elopomorpha indet. Greenwood et al. 1966
Nessov 1995 1 element
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Cretalbula hammada Nessov 1985
Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes
Ichthyodectiformes indet. Bardack and Sprinkle 1969
Nessov 1995 1 element
Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Aspidorhynchidae indet. Bleeker 1859
Nessov 1995 1 element
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes
Lepidotes lehmani
Nessov 1985 2 specimens
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia semimarina n. sp. Nessov 1985
2 elements
nomen dubium belonging to Amiinae
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Anomoeodus splendidus n. sp. Nessov 1985
1 specimen
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
Nessov 1995 1 element
coprolite
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834
Nessov 1985 1 specimen
Bivalvia
Pelecypoda indet. Goldfuss 1820
Nessov 1995 1 specimen
synonym of Bivalvia
Martesiinae or Xylophaginae
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
? Cupressales indet. Link 1829
Nessov 1985 1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Uzbekistan State/province:Navoi
Coordinates: 40.1° North, 65.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.9° North, 60.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:405 meters
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Cenomanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Cenomanian
Age range of interval:100.50000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Khodzhakul
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: upper part of the formation - redeposited into late Paleocene beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:fluvial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:L. Nessov Collection dates:1979–1985
Metadata
Also known as:SSHD-8 Sheikdzheili
Database number:64684
Authorizer:M. Carrano, R. Benson, J. Alroy, E. Fara Enterer:M. Carrano, R. Benson, E. Fara, J. Alroy
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-09-12 07:27:30 Last modified:2023-07-18 14:54:32
Access level:the public Released:2006-09-12 07:27:30
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
38131. L. A. Nessov. 1985. Redkie kostnye ryby, nazemiye yashcheritsy i mlekopitayushchie zony limanov i primorskikh nizmennostey mela Kyzylkumov [Rare bony fishes, terrestrial lizards, and mammals in the estuarine and coastal lowland zone of the Kyzyl-Kum Cretaceous]. Yearbook of the All-Union Paleontological Association 28:199-219 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

28807 A. Averianov and J. D. Archibald. 2005. Mammals from the mid-Cretaceous Khodzhakul Formation, Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan. Cretaceous Research 26(4):593-608 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]
23626ETE A. O. Averianov and H.-D. Sues. 2007. A new troodontid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Uzbekistan, with a review of troodontid records from the territories of the former Soviet Union. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1):87-98 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
85320 A. O. Averianov and H.-D. Sues. 2017. Review of Cretaceous sauropod dinosaurs from Central Asia. Cretaceous Research 69:184-197 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
198625% 53640J. D. Gardner and A. O. Averianov. 1998. Albanerpetontid amphibians from the Upper Cretaceous of Middle Asia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 43(3):453-467 [E. Fara/E. Fara/E. Fara]
52039 J. D. Gardner and M. Böhme. 2008. Review of the Albanerpetontidae (Lissamphibia), with comments on the paleoecological preferences of European Tertiary albanerpetontids. In J. T. Sankey & S. Baszio (ed.), Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography 178-218 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
38153 L. A. Nessov. 1985. Novye mlekopitayushchie Mela Kyzylkumov [New mammals from the Cretaceous of Kyzyl-Kum]. Vestnik Leningradskogo Universiteta, Geologiia, Geografiia, series 7 17:8-18 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
19868 L. A. Nessov. 1988. Late Mesozoic amphibians and lizards of Soviet Middle Asia. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 31(14):475-486 [E. Fara/E. Fara]
16510ETE L. A. Nessov. 1995. Dinozavri severnoi Yevrazii: Novye dannye o sostave kompleksov, ekologii i paleobiogeografii [Dinosaurs of northern Eurasia: new data about assemblages, ecology, and paleobiogeography]. Institute for Scientific Research on the Earth's Crust, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg 1-156 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano]
39261 L. A. Nessov. 1997. In L. B. Goloneva & A. O. Averianov (ed.), Nemorskiye Pozvonochnyye Melovogo Perioda Severnoy Yevrazii [Cretaceous Non-Marine Vertebrates of Northern Eurasia] 1-218 [R. Benson/R. Benson/M. Carrano]
18862 Z. Ročec and L. A. Nessov. 1993. Cretaceous anurans from Central Asia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 226:1-54 [E. Fara/E. Fara/M. Uhen]
61991 M. J. Ryan. 1997. Middle Asian dinosaurs. In P. J. Currie & K. Padian (ed.), Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 442-444 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
25996ETE P. P. Skutschas. 2007. New specimens of albanerpetontid amphibians from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(4):819-821 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
46400 H.-D. Sues and A. Averianov. 2013. Enigmatic teeth of small theropod dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) of Uzbekistan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 50(3):306-314 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/M. Carrano]