Earth:Rayoso Formation
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Rayoso Formation Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian, ~120–113 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Huitrín-Rayoso Group |
Sub-units | Pichi Neuquén Member |
Underlies | Lohan Cura & Carrín Cura Formations |
Overlies | La Amarga & Huitrín Formations |
Thickness | up to 604 m (1,982 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 38°24′S 69°54′W / 38.4°S 69.9°W |
Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 40°06′S 37°30′W / 40.1°S 37.5°W |
Region | Neuquén Province |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Neuquén Basin |
The Rayoso Formation is a geological formation in the Neuquén Province of Argentina whose strata date back to the Aptian-Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Description
The formation has a maximum thickness of 604 metres (1,982 ft) and has one member, the Pichi Neuquén Member. The unit comprises sandstones deposited in a lacustrine environment.[2]
Fossil content
Indeterminate ceratosaurian remains located in Neuquén Province, Argentina.[1]
Dinosaurs of the Rayoso Formation | ||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
Ceratosauria indet. | Indeterminate | Neuquén Province | ||
Lavocatisaurus | L. agrioensis | Neuquén Province | Specimens representing several individuals at one site, including two juveniles and an adult |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, South America).", pp.570-571
- ↑ 3 km south of Agrio del Medio at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- J. F. Bonaparte. 1996. Cretaceous tetrapods of Argentina. Münchner Geowissenschaften Abhandlungen 30:73-130
- L. Salgado, J. I. Canudo, A. C. Garrido and J. L. Carballido. 2012. Evidence of gregariousness in rebbachisaurids (Dinosauria, Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of Neuquén (Rayoso Formation), Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(3):603-613
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