Kakanaut Formation
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UnderliesDanian marine deposits
OverliesMaastrichtian marine deposits
Thickness1,000 m (3,300 ft)
| Kakanaut Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Danian marine deposits |
| Overlies | Maastrichtian marine deposits |
| Thickness | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Volcaniclastic |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 62°54′N 177°06′E / 62.9°N 177.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 75°42′N 179°00′E / 75.7°N 179.0°E |
| Region | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Country | Russia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kakanaut River |
  Kakanaut Formation (Russia) | |
The Kakanaut Formation is a geological formation in Siberia, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1][2] The flora of the formation is relictual, containing some of the youngest remains of the extinct plant orders Bennettitales and Czekanowskiales.[3][4]