Earth:Uberaba Formation
| Uberaba Formation Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~84.9–70.6 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Bauru Group |
| Underlies | Marília Formation |
| Overlies | Adamantina Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 19°48′S 47°54′W / 19.8°S 47.9°W |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 24°30′S 29°12′W / 24.5°S 29.2°W |
| Region | Template:Country data Minas Gerais |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Extent | Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Uberaba |
  Uberaba Formation (Brazil) | |
The Uberaba Formation is a Campanian geologic formation belonging to the Bauru Group of the Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin located in Minas Gerais state of southeastern Brazil . The Uberaba Formation, intercalating the fossiliferous older Adamantina and younger Marília Formation, comprises limestones, sandstones, and conglomerates, often cemented by calcite with volcaniclastic sediments.[1] The formation interfingers with the Adamantina Formation.[2]
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[3] A megaraptoran similar to Aerosteon is known from the formation.[4]
The crocodylomorph Uberabasuchus was described from the overlying Marília Formation.
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
- Campanian formations
- Anacleto Formation, contemporaneous Lagerstätte of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
- Los Llanos Formation, contemporaneous ooliferous formation of the Sierra de Los Llanos, Argentina
- Lago Colhué Huapí Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of the Golfo San Jorge Basin, Argentina
- Vista Alegre crater, possibly Aptian impact crater in the Paraná Basin
References
- ↑ Brusatte et al., 2017, p.1470
- ↑ Brusatte et al., 2017, p.1467
- ↑ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- ↑ Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo; Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos; Méndez, Ariel Hernán; Macedo Neto, Francisco; Lourencini Cavellani, Camila; Felix, Eduardo; Da Fonseca Ferraz, Mara Lucía; de Paula Antunes Teixeira, Vicente (2013). "Insight on the theropod fauna from the Uberaba Formation (Bauru Group), Minas Gerais State: New megaraptoran specimen from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil". Rivista Italiana Di Paleontologia E Stratigrafia. ISSN 0035-6883. http://ri.conicet.gov.ar/handle/11336/2630.
Bibliography
- Brusatte, Stephen L.; Carlos R.A. Candeiro, and Felipe M. Simbras. 2017. The last dinosaurs of Brazil: The Bauru Group and its implications for the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 89. 1465–1485. Accessed 2019-03-28.
- 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
- Candeiro, C.R.A.; A.G. Martinelli; L.S. Avilla, and T.H. Rich. 2006. Tetrapods from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian–Maastrichtian) Bauru Group of Brazil: a reappraisal. Cretaceous Research 27. 923–946. Accessed 2019-03-28.
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