Chacarilla Formation
| Chacarilla Formation Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 20°36′S 69°06′W / 20.6°S 69.1°WCoordinates: 20°36′S 69°06′W / 20.6°S 69.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 21°30′S 36°06′W / 21.5°S 36.1°W |
| Region | Tarapaca Region |
| Country |
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The Chacarilla Formation is a Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Chile. Fossil stegosaur, sauropod and theropod tracks and fossil flora have been reported from the formation.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- 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
- C. G. Oliver and C.A. Menéndez. 1968. Geologia de la Quebrada Juan de Morales, Tarapaca, Chile y su flora Jurasica. Terceras Jornadas Geologicas Argentinas 163-171
- R. J. Dingman and C. Galli O. 1965. Geology and ground-water resources of the Pica area, Tarapaca province, Chile. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1189:1-113
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