List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay.

Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay
Lujanian
San José Formation
Raigón Formation
Huayquerian
Fray Bentos Formation
Asencio Formation
Mercedes Formation
Guichón Formation
Tacuarembó Formation
Buena Vista Formation
Melo Formation (Mangrullo Member)
San Gregorio Formation
Cordobés Formation

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units
GroupFormationMemberPeriodNotes
Sopas FormationLujanian[1]
Libertad FormationLujanian[2]
Dolores FormationLujanian[3][4][5]
[6][7]
San José FormationMontehermosan-Ensenadan[8]
Raigón FormationHuayquerian-Montehermosan[9]
Kiyu FormationHuayquerian[10][note 1]
Camacho FormationSan Pedro MemberHuayquerian[12]
Fray Bentos FormationDeseadan[13]
Asencio FormationDel Palacio MemberCampanian-Maastrichtian[14]
Mercedes FormationSenonian[15]
Paysandú GroupGuichón FormationAptian-Santonian[16]
Tacuarembó FormationBatoví MemberKimmeridgian-Tithonian[17]
Buena Vista FormationLate Triassic[18]
Melo FormationMangrullo MemberSakmarian-Artinskian[19]
Itararé GroupSan Gregorio FormationAsselian[20]
Durazno Group Cordobés FormationPragian-Emsian[21][22]

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. In later research considered part of the Camacho Formation[11]

References
  1. Sopas Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Libertad Formation at Fossilworks.org
  3. Alberdi et al., 2007
  4. Gutiérrez et al., 2005
  5. Alvarenga et al., 2010
  6. Campo Viñoles, Cerro Largo at Fossilworks.org
  7. Casil Quarry at Fossilworks.org
  8. San José Formation at Fossilworks.org
  9. Raigón Formation at Fossilworks.org
  10. Kiyu Formation at Fossilworks.org
  11. Verde, 2002, p.20
  12. Camacho Formation at Fossilworks.org
  13. Fray Bentos Formation at Fossilworks.org
  14. Asencio Formation at Fossilworks.org
  15. Mercedes Formation at Fossilworks.org
  16. Guichón Formation at Fossilworks.org
  17. Tacuarembó Formation - Batoví Member at Fossilworks.org
  18. Colonia Orozco at Fossilworks.org
  19. Melo Formation - Mangrullo Member at Fossilworks.org
  20. Rio Negro, Paso de las Bocchas at Fossilworks.org
  21. Emsian Loc. 1 of Melo: Uraguayan outcrop belt at Fossilworks.org
  22. Daners, Gloria; Le Hérissé, Alain; Breuer, Pierre; Veroslavsky, Gerardo (2017-12-22). "Pragian–Emsian palynomorphs from the Cordobés Formation, Norte Basin, Uruguay: stratigraphically restricted and regionally correlative palynological events in the cool-water Malvinokaffric Realm". Palynology. 41 (sup1): 121–137. doi:10.1080/01916122.2017.1366115. ISSN 0191-6122.

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Further reading
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