Mercedes Formation, Uruguay
The Mercedes Formation is a Senonian (Late Cretaceous) geologic formation of the Norte Basin in Uruguay. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[1]
| Mercedes Formation Stratigraphic range: Senonian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33.4°S 58.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 37.3°S 41.4°W |
| Region | Río Negro & Soriano Departments |
| Country |  |
| Extent | Norte Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Mercedes, Uruguay |
  Mercedes Formation, Uruguay (Uruguay) | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay
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
- G. Faccio. 1994. Dinosaurian eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Uruguay. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch & J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies 47-55
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