Pudovinko Formation

The Pudovkino Formation (Russian: Pudovkino Svita) is a Late Cretaceous (Campanian) geologic formation in Saratov Oblast of European Russia. Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the marine marls of the formation.

Pudovkino Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Location
Coordinates	51.5°N 46.0°E / 51.5; 46.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	42.8°N 40.8°E / 42.8; 40.8
Region	Saratov Oblast
Country	Russia
Pudovinko Formation (Russia) Pudovinko Formation (Saratov Oblast)

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

• Pterosaurs
  • Azhdarchidae indet.
• Bivalves
  • Monticulina vesicularis
• Belemnites
  • Belemnitella mucronata
  • Kosmospirella cf. similis
• Echinoids
  • Echinocorys sp.

See also

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

References

Bibliography

• Averianov, A. O.; Arkhangelsky, M. S.; Pervushov, E. M.; Ivanov, A. V. (2005), "A new record of an azhdarchid (Pterosauria: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Volga Region", Paleontological Journal, 39: 433–439