El Jume Formation

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El Jume Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Unit of
Underlies
Overlies
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, claystone
Location
Coordinates31°43′S 67°16′W / 31.717°S 67.267°W / -31.717; -67.267Coordinates: 31°43′S 67°16′W / 31.717°S 67.267°W / -31.717; -67.267
RegionSan Luis Province
Country Argentina
Extent
El Jume Formation is located in Argentina
El Jume Formation
El Jume Formation (Argentina)

The El Jume Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Argentina. Indeterminate fossil dinosaur tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] The formation, belonging to the , overlies the and is overlain by the . The sandstones and claystones of the formation were deposited in a fluvial environment.[2] Part of the formation was assigned to a new formation, in 2015.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Gardini et al., 2009, p.554
  3. ^ Colombi et al., 2015, p.447

Bibliography[]

  • Colombi, Carina E. et al. 2015. La Formación Balde de Leyes, una nueva unidad estratigráfica de la cuenca triásica de Marayes-El Carrizal, San Juan. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina 72. 445–455. Accessed 2018-09-08.
  • Gardini, Carlos; David Rivarola; Maximiliano Agüera, and Gerónimo Candela. 2009. Estructura de la región Sierra de Guayaguas-Marayes, Provincias de San Juan y San Luis. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina 65. 551–565. Accessed 2018-09-08.
  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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