Vilquechico Formation
Vilquechico Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-Late Maastrichtian ~ | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | |
Overlies | |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 15°13′03″S 69°40′56″W / 15.21750°S 69.68222°WCoordinates: 15°13′03″S 69°40′56″W / 15.21750°S 69.68222°W |
Region | Puno Department |
Country | Peru |
Type section | |
Named for | |
Paleogeography of Northern South America, 65 Ma by Ron Blakey |
The Vilquechico Formation is a Late Campanian to Late Maastrichtian geologic formation in southern Peru. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] The formation overlies the and is overlain by the .[2]
Paleofauna[]
In the formation, tracks of the following species have been found:[3][4]
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[]
Bibliography[]
- Nuevas Icnitas de un Dinosaurio Terópodo del Cretáceo Superior en Sedimentitas de la Formación Vilquechico, Perú, 1–4. XVIII Congreso Peruano de Geología. Accessed 2017-06-05. ; , and . 2016.
- Huellas de un arcosaurio triásico en la Formación Sarayaquillo (Cuenca Ene, Perú) y el icnoregistro de vertebrados en el mesozóico del Perú. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica del Perú 104. 41–58. Accessed 2017-06-05. , and . 2010.
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Peru
- Upper Cretaceous Series of South America
- Cretaceous Peru
- Campanian Stage
- Maastrichtian Stage of South America
- Sandstone formations
- Shale formations
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Paleontology in Peru
- Geography of Puno Region