Barun Goyot Formation
The Barun Goyot Formation (also known as Baruungoyot Formation or West Goyot Formation) is a geological formation dating to the Late Cretaceous Period. It is located within and is widely represented in the Gobi Desert Basin, in the Ömnögovi Province of Mongolia.
| Barun Goyot Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
Hermiin Tsav, a highly fossiliferous locality of the formation | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Nemegt Formation |
| Overlies | Djadokhta Formation |
| Thickness | ca. 110 m (360 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43.5°N 99.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.5°N 89.5°E |
| Region | Omnogov |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Extent | Gobi Desert |
Barun Goyot Formation (Mongolia) | |
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