Rio Piranhas Formation
Rio Piranhas Formation Stratigraphic range: Berriasian-Hauterivian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | |
Underlies | undefined |
Overlies | Sousa Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 6°42′S 38°30′W / 6.7°S 38.5°WCoordinates: 6°42′S 38°30′W / 6.7°S 38.5°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 4°24′S 5°36′W / 4.4°S 5.6°W |
Region | Paraíba |
Country | Brazil |
Extent | , |
Rio Piranhas Formation (Brazil) |
The Rio Piranhas Formation is a Berriasian to Hauterivian geologic formation in Paraíba, Brazil. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] Also fossils of Triunfosaurus leonardii have been found in the formation.[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Ornithopod tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
References[]
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Areias Farm at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography[]
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
Further reading[]
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Brazil
- Cretaceous Brazil
- Berriasian Stage
- Hauterivian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Alluvial deposits
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America
- Paleontology in Brazil
- Geography of Paraíba