Madygen Formation
| Madygen Formation Stratigraphic range: Middle - Upper Triassic, Ladinian–Carnian |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Thickness | 600 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Turkestan Range, Batken Province |
| Country |
 Kyrgyzstan
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| Type section | |
| Named for | Madygen village |
| Named by | Evgeny A. Kochnev |
The Madygen Formation is a Triassic-age geologic formation in Kyrgyzstan. It consists of terrestrial lacustrine (lake) and fluvial (river) deposits. Many vertebrate fossils have been found from the formation, including those of cartilaginous fishes and unusual Triassic reptiles like Sharovipteryx and Longisquama.
An egg capsule likely belonging to a xenacanthid.
Teeth and egg capsules.
A hybodontid shark.
Teeth and egg capsules.
A hybodontid shark.
A chroniosuchid reptiliomorph.
A possible early caudate (salamander) known from fossil larvae.
A single specimen preserving the front half of a skeleton and scale impressions.
A drepanosaur.
A reptile with an elongated row of scales along its back.
A gliding prolacertiform.
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