La Cantera Formation
The La Cantera Formation is a Late Aptian,[1] geologic formation in Argentina.[2] Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[3] The formation, deposited under lacustrine conditions, also has provided fossil plants, insects, fish and gastropods.[4][5]
| La Cantera Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Aptian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Gigante Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33.0°S 66.5°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 33.1°S 32.7°W |
| Region | San Luis Province, San Juan Province |
| Country |  |
| Extent | San Luis Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cantera de Picca |
  La Cantera Formation (Argentina) | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Castillo Elías et al., 2016
- La Cantera Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- La Cantera at Fossilworks.org
- Castillo Elías, 2014
Bibliography
- Castillo, Elías; María Lidia Sánchez, and Mercedes B. Prámparo. 2016. La Formación La Cantera: un ejemplo de relleno lacustre durante el pico de subsidencia del sistema de rift de Sierras Pampeanas Occidentales, San Luis (Cretácico Inferior), . VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Sedimentología. Accessed 2019-02-16.
- Castillo Elías, Gabriela. 2014. Depósitos lacustres de la Formación La Cantera (Aptiano Tardío), Sierras de El Gigante, cuenca de San Luis: nuevos aportes sedimentológicos, . XIV Reunión Argentina de Sedimentología. Accessed 2019-02-16.
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- M. B. Prámparo. 1994. Lower Cretaceous palynoflora of the La Cantera Formation, San Luis Basin: correlation with other Cretaceous palynofloras of Argentina. Cretaceous Research 15:193-203
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