Dzharakuduk II (general): Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian, Uzbekistan
collected by A. D. Arkhangelsky, A. Rozhdestvensky 1914, 1958
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Kansajsuchus borealis n. sp.
Efimov 1975
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Storrs and Efimov 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Paralligatoridae | ||||||||||
PIN 372/702 - type (frontal & prefrontal) | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Dromaeosauridae
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Dromaeosauridae indet.
Colbert and Russell 1969
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Sues and Averianov 2014 | |||||||||
teeth | ||||||||||
Itemirus medullaris n. gen., n. sp.
Kurzanov 1976
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Kurzanov 1976 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
PIN 327.699 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Alexornithiformes
- Alexornithidae
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Kizylkumavis cretacea
Nessov 1984
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Nessov 1984 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
TsNIGRI 51/11915 - type (distal part right humerus) | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Ornithomimidae
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Ornithomimidae indet.
Marsh 1890
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Sues and Averianov 2016 | 24 specimens | ||||||||
ZIN PH 108/16, 110/16, 111/16, 116/16, 135/16, 212/16, 340/16, 470/16, 537/16, 597/16, 610/16, 637/16, 810–811/16, 824/16, 856/16, 960/16, 974/16, 984–985/16, 1005/16, 1011/16, 2204/16, 2373/16 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Ceratopsidae
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Ceratopsidae indet.
Marsh 1888
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1 specimen | |||||||||
humerus | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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? Cionodon kysylkumense
Riabinin 1931
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6 specimens | |||||||||
CCMGE No. 1/3760 | ||||||||||
= Levnesovia transoxiana
Sues and Averianov 2009
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Sues and Averianov 2009 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Azhdarchidae
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Azhdarcho imparidens n. gen., n. sp.
Nessov 1981
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Nessov 1981 | |||||||||
replaced by Azhdarcho lancicollis | ||||||||||
Hundreds cranial and postcranial bones/fragments. Includes TsNIGR 11915 (holotype), 12454, ZIN PH 44 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Tadzhikosuchus kizylkumensis n. sp.
Nesov et al. 1989
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Storrs and Efimov 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Tadzhikosuchus macrodentis | ||||||||||
TsNIGRI 331/12457 - type (fragment of L dentary) | ||||||||||
Zhyrasuchus angustifrons n. gen., n. sp.
Nesov et al. 1989
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Storrs and Efimov 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
TsNIGRI 332/12457 - type (frontal) | ||||||||||
Zholsuchus procerus n. gen., n. sp.
Nesov et al. 1989
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Storrs and Efimov 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
CCMGE (TsNIGRI) 381/12457 - type (right premaxilla); referred material: ZIN PH 204 | ||||||||||
Shamosuchus occidentalis n. sp.
Efimov 1982
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Storrs and Efimov 2000 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Neosuchia | ||||||||||
PIN 327/721 - type (partial rostrum) | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionychini indet.
Gray 1825
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Vitek and Danilov 2013 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
ZIN PH 33/17, ZIN PH 18/17, partial braincases; ZIN PH 20/17, ZIN PH 25/17, partial maxillae & jugals; ZIN PH 7/17, partial skull roof; ZIN PH 29/17, ZIN PH 31/17, partial dentaries | ||||||||||
Trionyx cf. kansaiensis
Vitek and Danilov 2010
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Danilov and Vitek 2013 | |||||||||
Aspideretoides cf. riabinini
(Kuznetsov and Chkhikvadze 1987)
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Danilov and Vitek 2013 | |||||||||
original and current combination Trionyx riabinini | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Adocidae
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Adocus aksary n. sp.
Nessov and Krasovskaya 1984
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Danilov et al. 2011 | 200 specimens | ||||||||
CCMGE 10/12086, L peripheral 3 (original description mistakenly determined as peripheral 4) | ||||||||||
Lindholmemys elegans
Riabinin 1935
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Vitek and Danilov 2014 | |||||||||
= Adocus aksary
Nessov and Krasovskaya 1984
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Syromyatnikova and Danilov 2009 | |||||||||
Shachemys ancestralis
Nessov 1984
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Danilov et al. 2011 | 700 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Trionychidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Danilov and Vitek 2013 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
= Khunnuchelys kizylkumensis
Brinkman et al. 1993
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Vitek and Danilov 2013 | |||||||||
ZIN PH 3/17, partial maxilla; ZIN PH 17/17, partial skull roof; ZIN PH 35/17, partial R braincase; ZIN PH 39/ 17, partial L braincase; ZINPH 38/17, partial L prootic, quadrate, and parietal; ZIN PH 27/17, partial dentary | ||||||||||
Anatolemys cf. maximus
Khozatskii and Nessov 1979
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Vitek and Danilov 2014 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Discoglossidae
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Itemirella cretacea n. gen., n. sp.
Nessov 1981
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Nessov 1981 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
ZIN PHA K77-6 (holotype), fragment of right maxilla | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Uzbekistan | State/province: | Navoi |
Coordinates: | 42.1° North, 62.7° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 36.8° North, 57.0° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Stage: | Turonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
Key time interval: | Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | ||
Age range of interval: | 93.90000 - 89.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Bissekty | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: middle-upper Turonian (Averianov 2007) |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: "fine- to medium-grained, friable, light yellow to dark gray, cross-bedded sands deposited in lenticular bodies" | |
Environment: | delta plain |
Geology comments: "Channel deposits forming part of a deltaic sequence" |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
Associated major elements: | some |
Disassociated major elements: | some |
Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (float),sieve,field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | PIN | ||
Collectors: | A. D. Arkhangelsky, A. Rozhdestvensky | Collection dates: | 1914, 1958 |
Metadata
Also known as: | Dzarakuduk, Dzhyrakuduk, Djira-Kuduk, Itemir (error) | ||
Database number: | 75943 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Carrano, M. Uhen, A. Dunhill, P. Mannion, R. Butler | Enterer: | M. Carrano, F. Villegas-Garin, P. Mannion, R. Butler, J. Tennant, B. Allen |
Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2007-11-06 11:04:02 | Last modified: | 2023-11-07 14:31:53 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-11-06 11:04:02 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
25546. | ETE | A. N. Riabinin. 1931. Ostatki dinozavrov iz verkhnego mela nizov'ev r. Amu-Dar'i [On the dinosaurian remains from the Upper Cretaceous of the lower parts of the Amu-Daria River]. Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 60(1):114-118 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
23827 | ETE | A. O. Averianov. 2007. New records of azhdarchids (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia. Paleontological Journal 41(2):189-197 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
34512 | A. O. Averianov. 2010. The osteology of Azhdarcho lancicollis Nessov, 1984 (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 314(3):264-317 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
30958 | N. N. Bakhurina and D. M. Unwin. 1995. a survey of pterosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. Historical Biology 10:197-245 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
37404 | ETE | I. G. Danilov, V. B. Sukhanov, and E. V. Syromyatnikova. 2011. New Asiatic materials on turtles of the family Adocidae with a review of the adocid record in Asia. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences 315(2):101-132 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/P. Mannion] |
45016 | I. G. Danilov and N. S. Vitek. 2013. Soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) from the Bissekty Formation (Late Cretaceous: late Turonian) of Uzbekistan: shell-based taxa. Cretaceous Research 41:55-64 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/J. Tennant] | |
18352 | ETE | E. N. Kurochkin. 2000. Mesozoic birds of Mongolia and the former USSR. In M. J. Benton, M. A. Shishkin, D. M. Unwin, & E N. Kurichkin (eds.), The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia 533-559 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
13891 | ETE | S. M. Kurzanov. 1976. Brain-case structure in the carnosaur Itemirus n. gen. and some aspects of the cranial anatomy of dinosaurs. Paleontological Journal 1976(3):361-369 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
81821 | I. T. Kuzmin. 2022. Crocodyliform remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Central Asia – evidence for one of the oldest Crocodylia?. Cretaceous Research [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
64195 | L. A. Nessov. 1981. Amfibii i reptilii v ekosistemakh Mela sredney Azii [Amphibia and reptiles in Cretaceous ecosystems of central Asia]. In I. V. Darevsky (ed.), The Problems of Herpetology. Fifth Herpetological Conference. Abstracts 91-92 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
15617 | ETE | L. A. Nessov. 1984. Upper Cretaceous pterosaurs and birds from central Asia. Paleontological Journal 1984(1):38-49 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
16510 | ETE | 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] |
85555 | A. K. Rozhdestvensky and L. I. Khozatsky. 1967. [Late Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrates from the Asiatic part of the USSR]. In G. G. Martinson (ed.), [Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Mesozoic and Paleogene-Neogene continental deposits of the Asiatic part of the USSR] 82-92 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
61991 | M. J. Ryan. 1997. Middle Asian dinosaurs. In P. J. Currie & K. Padian (ed.), Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 442-444 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
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53745 | H.-D. Sues and A. Averianov. 2014. Dromaeosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bissekty Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Turonian) of Uzbekistan and the phylogenetic position of Itemirus medullaris Kurzanov, 1976. Cretaceous Research 51:225-240 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
79047 | H.-D. Sues and A. Averianov. 2016. Ornithomimidae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Bissekty Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Turonian) of Uzbekistan. Cretaceous Research 57:90-110 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
41724 | E. V. Syromyatnikova and I. G. Danilov. 2009. New material and a revision of turtles of the genus Adocus (Adocidae) from the Late Cretaceous of middle Asia and Kazakhstan. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 313(1):74-94 [R. Benson/R. Benson] | |
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46089 | N. S. Vitek and I. G. Danilov. 2013. Soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) from the Bissekty Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Turonian) of Uzbekistan: skull-based taxa and probable skull-shell associations. Cretaceous Research 43:48-58 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/J. Tennant] | |
50301 | N. S. Vitek and I. G. Danilov. 2014. Soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) from the Cenomanian of Uzbekistan. Cretaceous Research 49:1-12 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant] | |
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