Dariv Formation
Introduction The '''Dariv Formation''' is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Govi-Altay, Mongolia. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the mudstones and sandstones of the formation.
Fossil content * ''Mamenchisaurus sp.'' (sauropod indet)
See also * List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations** List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
References === Bibliography ===*
Further reading * S. A. Graham, M. S. Hendrix, R. Barsbold, D. Badamgarav, D. Sjostrom, W. Kirschner, and J. S. McIntosh. 1997.Stratigraphic occurrence, paleoenvironment, and description of the oldest known dinosaur (Late Jurassic) from Mongolia. Palaios 12:292-297* M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar, L. Uranbileg and L. Gereltsetseg. 2004.Report on the Japan-Mongolia Joint Paleontological Expedition to the Gobi desert, 2002.Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences Research Bulletin 2:97-122* M. Watabe, K. Tsogtbaatar, T. Tsuihiji and R. Barsbold. 2003.The first discovery of diverse Jurassic dinosaur faunas in Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3, suppl. ):108A