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Donguz Formation

Donguz Formation
Stratigraphic range: Anisian - Ladinian
Type Stratigraphic Formation
Underlies Bukobay Formation
Location
Country Russia
Type section
Named for Donguz River
Country Russia

The Donguz Formation or Donguz Rocks (Russian: Донгузские скалы) is stratigraphic formation that crops out on the right bank of Donguz River in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, across the settlement of Pervomaisky. It is famous for its rich collection of the fossils of Middle Triassic tetrapods.

It is a nature monument (особо охраняемых природных территорий (ООПТ)).

The following fossils have been found in the Donguz Formation:


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