El Jume Formation
El Jume Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | |
Underlies | |
Overlies | |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, claystone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 31°43′S 67°16′W / 31.717°S 67.267°WCoordinates: 31°43′S 67°16′W / 31.717°S 67.267°W |
Region | San Luis Province |
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![]() ![]() 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]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur tracks
- Indeterminate dinosaur tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur tracks
- Lagarcito Formation
- La Cruz Formation
- Quebrada del Barro Formation
References[]
Bibliography[]
- 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. . 2015.
- 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. ; ; , and . 2009.
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Argentina
- Lower Cretaceous Series of South America
- Cretaceous Argentina
- Sandstone formations
- Shale formations
- Fluvial deposits
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America
- Paleontology in Argentina
- Geology of San Luis Province