Earth:Cañón del Colorado Formation
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| Cañón del Colorado Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic, 200–176 Ma | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Upper Pelitic Member |
| Thickness | >148 m (486 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 30°30′S 68°30′W / 30.5°S 68.5°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 31°00′S 30°00′W / 31.0°S 30.0°W |
| Region | San Juan Province |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Sierra de Mogna |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Colorado River |
  Cañón del Colorado Formation (Argentina) | |
The Canon del Colorado Formation is an Early Jurassic geologic formation in the San Juan Province of Argentina . The formation comprises conglomerates and claystones and is exposed in the Sierra de Mogna. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation; Adeopapposaurus.[1]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
- Etjo Sandstone
References
- ↑ Sierra de Mogna at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
Further reading
- R. N. Martínez. 2009. Adeopapposaurus mognai, gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha), with comments on adaptations of basal Sauropodomorpha. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):142-164
- J. P. Milana, R. N. Martínez, and O. A. Alcober. 1995. A new dinosaur locality of Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic age from San Juan province, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3, suppl.):44A-45A
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