Udurchukan Formation

Udurchukan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofTsagayan Group
UnderliesBureya Formation
OverliesKundur Formation
Thickness11 metres (40 ft) exposed at Kundur locality
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, mudstone, diamictite
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates49°30′N 129°30′E / 49.5°N 129.5°E / 49.5; 129.5
Approximate paleocoordinates51°24′N 115°48′E / 51.4°N 115.8°E / 51.4; 115.8
RegionAmur Oblast
CountryRussia
ExtentZeya-Bureya Basin
Udurchukan Formation (Russia)

The Udurchukan Formation is a geological formation located in Amur Region, Far East Russia. Based on palynomorphs such as Wodehouseia spinata, the Udurchukan is considered of Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous, during the Cretaceous Period.