Goio-Erê Formation

Goio-Erê Formation
Goio-Erê Formation
Stratigraphic range: Turonian-Campanian; ~94–71 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Caiuá Group (Bauru Basin)
Underlies	Alluvium
Overlies	Unconformity with Lower Cretaceous rocks
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	23°48′S 53°06′W / 23.8°S 53.1°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	28°54′S 32°42′W / 28.9°S 32.7°W
Country	Brazil
Extent	Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin
	Goio-Erê Formation (Brazil)

The Goio-Erê Formation is a geological formation in Brasil, it was deposited between the Turonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous. It primarily consists of sandstone and was deposited in a desert environment. It is known for its exceptional 3-D preservation of fossils, which include those of the pterosaurs Keresdrakon^[1] and Caiuajara^[2] as well as the iguanian lizard Gueragama.^[3] It is laterally equivalent to the Rio Paraná Formation.

References

^ Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C. (2019). "A new toothless pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from Southern Brazil with insights into the paleoecology of a Cretaceous desert". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 91 (suppl 2): e20190768. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201920190768. ISSN 0001-3765. PMID 31432888.
^ Moura, Camila C. de; Ricetti, João H. Z.; Liccardo, Antonio; Godoy, Luiz C.; Guimarães, Gilson B.; Vega, Cristina S.; Fragoso, Carlos E.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (2014-08-13). "Discovery of a Rare Pterosaur Bone Bed in a Cretaceous Desert with Insights on Ontogeny and Behavior of Flying Reptiles". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e100005. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100005. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4131874. PMID 25118592.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ Simões, Tiago R.; Wilner, Everton; Caldwell, Michael W.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (November 2015). "A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 8149. doi:10.1038/ncomms9149. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4560825. PMID 26306778.

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[1] Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C. (2019). "A new toothless pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from Southern Brazil with insights into the paleoecology of a Cretaceous desert". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 91 (suppl 2): e20190768. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201920190768. ISSN 0001-3765. PMID 31432888.

[2] Moura, Camila C. de; Ricetti, João H. Z.; Liccardo, Antonio; Godoy, Luiz C.; Guimarães, Gilson B.; Vega, Cristina S.; Fragoso, Carlos E.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (2014-08-13). "Discovery of a Rare Pterosaur Bone Bed in a Cretaceous Desert with Insights on Ontogeny and Behavior of Flying Reptiles". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e100005. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100005. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4131874. PMID 25118592.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[3] Simões, Tiago R.; Wilner, Everton; Caldwell, Michael W.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (November 2015). "A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 8149. doi:10.1038/ncomms9149. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4560825. PMID 26306778.

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