Paso del Sapo Formation
| Paso del Sapo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | La Colonia & Lefipán Formations |
| Overlies | Cerro Barcino Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°42′S 70°00′W / 42.7°S 70.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°54′S 58°30′W / 44.9°S 58.5°W |
| Region |  Chubut |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Extent | Cañadón Asfalto Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Paso del Sapo |
  Paso del Sapo Formation (Argentina) | |
The Paso del Sapo Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Argentina. The siltstones of the formation were deposited in a lacustrine environment. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata.
Fossil content
- Aristonectes parvidens[1]
- Ptychoceratodus sp.
- Flora
See also
References
- ^ Cañadón del Loro at Fossilworks.org
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Argentina
- Upper Cretaceous Series of South America
- Cretaceous Argentina
- Maastrichtian Stage of South America
- Siltstone formations
- Lacustrine deposits
- Cañadón Asfalto Basin
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America
- Paleontology in Argentina
- Geology of Patagonia
- Geology of Chubut Province