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| Formation | HSANDAGOL |
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| Member | Shand |
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| Age: | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
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| Interval | Early Oligocene |
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| Lithology | claystone |
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| Number of Collections | 4 |
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| Number of Occurrences | 9 |
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Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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| Tashgain Bel | Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia | Hsanda Gol - Shand |
| Shunkt | Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia | Hsanda Gol - Shand |
| East Gobi | Dornogovi Province, Mongolia | Hsanda Gol - Shand |
| SW of Maikant | Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia | Hsanda Gol - Shand |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Type | Hierarchy | Age |
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 Pyctis inamatusspecies | 7 | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Pyctis : Pyctis inamatus | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
 Hyaenodon sp.genus | 6 | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Hyaenodon | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
| Hyaenodon chunkhtensisspecies | 7 | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Hyaenodon : Hyaenodon chunkhtensis | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
| Hyaenodon pervagusspecies | 7 | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Hyaenodon : Hyaenodon pervagus | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
 Prosciurus mongoliensisspecies | 7 | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Allomyidae : Prosciurus : Prosciurus mongoliensis | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
 Kherem asiaticaspecies | 7 | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Kherem : Kherem asiatica | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
| Kherem hsandgoliensisspecies | 7 | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Kherem : Kherem hsandgoliensis | 33.9 - 28.4 MaOligocene |
References
| Dashzeveg D. (1985) Nouveaux Hyaenodontidae (Creondonta, Mammalia) du Paléogène de Mongolie, Annales de Paléontologie 71 4, 223-256 |
| Lange-Badre B., Dashzeveg D. (1989) On some Oligocene carnivorous mammals from Central Asia, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 34 2, 125-148 |
| Babbitt C. (1999) Pyctis inamatus, gen. et sp. nov., a new mustelid from the Hsanda Gol Formation, Oligocene, Mongolia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19 4, 791-792 |
| Minjin B. (2004) An Oligocene sciurid from the Hsanda Gol Formation, Mongolia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24 3, 753-756 |
| Wang B.-Y., Dashzeveg D. (2005) New Oligocene sciurids and aplodontids (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Mongolia, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 43 2, 85-99 |
| Tsubamoto T., Watabe M., et al (2008) Hyaenodon chunkhtensis and the hyaenodontid fauna from the upper Eocene Ergilin Dzo Formation of Mongolia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 2, 559-564 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!Quick NavTopRecorded Sample LocationsRecorded FossilsReferences
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