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title: "Aitym Formation"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitym_Formation"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T08:10:20.938311+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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The Aitym Formation is a geological formation in Uzbekistan which possibly dates to the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous period.
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The formation has not been precisely dated. However, certain fossils suggest the formation was deposited during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous period.
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== Fossil content ==
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A diverse fauna has been unearthed from the Aitym Formation including oysters, ammonites and many marine vertebrates, including an abundant assemblage of chondrichthyans (cartilaginous fish), a rarer assemblage of osteichthyans (bony fish), and rather infrequent finds of plesiosaurs, and sea turtles. Terrestrial vertebrate remains are extremely rare in the formation. A few bones of salamanders, lizards, crocodiles, possibly terrestrial turtle remains, dinosaurs (including birds), and mammals have been found in the formation.
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=== Mammals ===
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=== Molluscs ===
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=== Amphibians ===
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== References == |