The Dariv Formation is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Govi-Altay, Mongolia.12 km south of Dariv at Fossilworks.org Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the mudstones and sandstones of the formation.Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
Fossil content Mamenchisaurus sp. (sauropod indet)
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
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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