Viñita Formation

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Not to be confused with the Vinita member of the Doswell Formation.
Viñita Formation
Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, shale
Location
Coordinates30°24′S 70°54′W / 30.4°S 70.9°W / -30.4; -70.9Coordinates: 30°24′S 70°54′W / 30.4°S 70.9°W / -30.4; -70.9
Approximate paleocoordinates33°00′S 54°54′W / 33.0°S 54.9°W / -33.0; -54.9
RegionCoquimbo Region
Country Chile

The Viñita Formation is a geological formation in Coquimbo, Chile, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Santonian to Maastrichtian).[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Vertebrate paleofauna[]

See also[]

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References[]

  1. ^ Pichasca at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.

Further reading[]

  • R. M. Casamiquela, J. Corvalán, and F. Franquesa. 1969. Hallazgos de dinosaurios en el Cretácico Superior de Chile. Su importancia cronológica-estratigráfica [Discoveries of dinosaurs in the Upper Cretaceous of Chile. Their chronologic-stratigraphic importance]. Boletin del Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas 25:1-31


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