Goose flight
Goose flight or Goose migration (Kazakh: Қаздар қонысы; Russian: Гусиный перелёт) is a paleontological site and natural monument in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, located on the eastern shore of the river Irtysh. It is one of Eurasia's largest burials of Hipparion fauna. Fossils of more than 60 species were found, including Chilotherium, Samotherium, Machairodus, and Lagomeryx.[1][2][3]
It was discovered in 1928 by palaeontologist Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov. After coming to Pavlodar, Orlov took notice of the geological formations of the Neogene period. It was strewn with fragments of bones, jaws, and scattered mammal teeth. It was decided to do a trial excavation that later showed promising results; samples from it were sent via railway. Major digs have first been done in 1929 and 1930 by the Paleontological Institute, and later by the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.[4][5][3]
The issue of its preservation was raised as early as 1956, and plans for its museumification have been proposed since then. It was put under state protection in 1971.[6] An open-air museum was opened at its place in 2019, with the site itself being conserved.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Kazakhstan : nat︠s︡ionalʹnai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡. Burkutbaĭ. Ai︠a︡ganov, Буркутбай. Аяганов. Almaty: Glavnai︠a︡ redakt︠s︡ii︠a︡ "Qazaq ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡sy". 2004–2006. ISBN 9965-9389-9-7. OCLC 70249814.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Uapovich, Baishanov Bulat; Kambarovich, Ahmetov Kanat; Nurmagabetovna, Aliasova Valentina (2004). "Палеонтологический памятник природы "Гусиный перелет" — классическое захоронение гиппарионовой фауны" [Paleontological natural monument «Goose flight» — classic burial of hipparion fauna] (PDF). Selevinia 2003. The Zoological Year-book of Kazakhstan (in Russian). Almaty: 182–185. ISBN 9965-471-93-2. ISSN 1024-7688.
- ^ a b Ahmetov, K; Aliasova, V. (2010). Палеонтологический памятник природы "Гусиный перелёт" [Paleontological natural monument «Goose flight»] (PDF) (in Russian). Pavlodar.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Orlov, Yuri Alexandrovich (1989). "Сибирь и Африка" [Siberia and Africa]. В мире древних животных. Очерки по палеонтологии позвоночных [In the world of ancient animals. Essays on Vertebrate Paleontology] (in Russian) (3rd ed.). Moscow: Nauka. pp. 30–31. ISBN 5020046175. OCLC 22862564.
- ^ Orlov, Y. A. (1930). "Раскопки фауны гиппариона на Иртыше" [Excavations of Hipparion fauna on the Irtysh River]. Priroda (in Russian) (1). Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences Publishing House: 47–58.
- ^ Aliasova, Valentina (2014-12-11). "Сохранение и перспективы музеефикации памятника природы "Гусиный перелет"" [Preservation and prospects of museefication of natural monument «Goose flight»]. Museum studies and preservation of historical and cultural heritage. Bulletin of the Altai State Pedagogical University (in Russian) (18). doi:10.37386/2413-4481. ISSN 2413-4481.
- ^ "В Павлодаре овраги на территории Гусиного перелета засыплют специальным составом" [Ravines on the territory of the Goose Flight will be covered with a special compound in Pavlodar]. Pavlodar-online (in Russian). 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "На павлодарской набережной открылся музей древних животных" [Museum of ancient animals opened at the Pavlodar embankment]. Forbes Kazakhstan (in Russian). 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
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