Melovatka Formation
| Melovatka Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Cenomanian ~ | |
The Melovatka Formation in 1941 | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Phosphorite |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50°54′N 44°42′E / 50.9°N 44.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 43°06′N 38°48′E / 43.1°N 38.8°E |
| Region | Volgograd Oblast |
| Country | Russia |
| Extent | Saratov |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Melovatka |
The Melovatka or Melovatsskaya Formation is a Cenomanian geologic formation in Russia. Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.