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Apón Formation

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Apón Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionSouth America
CountryVenezuela

The Apón Formation is a geological formation in Venezuela whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Barrett, P.M., Butler, R.J., Edwards, N.P., & Milner, A.R. Pterosaur distribution in time and space: an atlas. p61-107. in Flugsaurier: Pterosaur papers in honour of Peter Wellnhofer. 2008. Hone, D.W.E., and Buffetaut, E. (eds). Zitteliana B, 28. 264pp.[1]