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The Öösh Formation, also known as the Tevsh Formation is a geological formation of Lower Cretaceousstrata in Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] It overlies folded and metamorphosedbasement strata of the Gobi region, and is capped by basalt. The succession is around 600 metres thick and consists of red claystones and sandstones, along with black thinly laminatedshales. The claystones and sandstones were deposited as part of an alluvial fan system, while the shales were deposited in lakes present in the foot of the fan.[2] Many of the fossils come from the "Cannonball beds", which comprise the lowest 60 metres of the unit and consist of green siltstone.[2]
^Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 563-570. ISBN0-520-24209-2.
^Conrad, Jack L.; Daza, Juan D. (2015-08-28). "Naming and rediagnosing the Cretaceous gekkonomorph (Reptilia, Squamata) from Öösh (Övörkhangai, Mongolia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (5): e980891. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.980891. ISSN0272-4634. S2CID128946074.