Río Belgrano Formation
| Río Belgrano Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Aptian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Pueyrredón Group |
| Underlies | Río Tarde Formation |
| Overlies | Río Mayer Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°00′S 72°00′W / 48.0°S 72.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 48°00′S 35°30′W / 48.0°S 35.5°W |
| Region | Santa Cruz Province |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Austral Basin |
  Río Belgrano Formation (Argentina) | |
The Río Belgrano Formation is a Barremian to Aptian geologic formation of the Austral Basin in Patagonia, southern Argentina. Among others, pterosaur and ichthyosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been recovered from the formation:[2]
- Hatchericeras patagonense
- Palaeastacus terraereginae
- Platypterygius hauthali[3]
- Sanmartinoceras africanum
- Tonohamites aequicingulatus
- ?Anhangueridae indet.
See also
References
- ^ Río Belgrano Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Río Roble at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Páramo, 2018, p.6
Bibliography
Further reading
- M. B. Aguirre Urreta. 1989. The Cretaceous decapod Crustacea of Argentina and the Antarctic Peninsula. Palaeontology 32(3):499-552
- M. B. Aguirre Urreta. 1986. Aptian ammonites from the Argentinian Austral Basin. The Subfamily Helicancylinae Hyatt, 1894. Annals of the South African Museum 96(7):271-314
- J. F. Bonaparte. 1978. El Mesozoico de America de Sur y sus Tetrapodos [The Mesozoic of South America and its tetrapods]. Opera Lilloana 26:1-596