Areado Group
| Areado Group Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Três Barras, Quiricó & Abaeté Formations |
| Underlies | Mata da Corda Group |
| Overlies | Bambuí Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, claystone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 18°12′S 45°42′W / 18.2°S 45.7°WCoordinates: 18°12′S 45°42′W / 18.2°S 45.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 17°06′S 12°06′W / 17.1°S 12.1°W |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Country |
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| Extent | São Francisco Basin |
The Areado Group is a Late Jurassic geologic group in southeastern Brazil. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
Stratigraphy
The group contains the following formations from young to old:[2]
- Três Barras Formation - eolian and fluvio-deltaic sandstones
- Quiricó Formation - lacustrine claystones
- Abaeté Formation - fluvial conglomerates
See also
References
Bibliography
- Cristóvão Baptista, Marcos. 2004. Estratigrafia e evolução geológica da região de Lagoa Formosa (MG) (MSc. thesis), 1–116. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Accessed 2018-09-08.
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- I. d. S. Carvalho and S. d. S. Kattah. 1996. Dinosaur footprints from Sanfranciscana Basin, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 68(2):272
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