Coordinates: 18°12′S 45°42′W / 18.2°S 45.7°W / -18.2; -45.7

Areado Group

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Areado Group
Stratigraphic range: Tithonian-Albian
~150–100 Ma
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsTrês Barras, Quiricó & Abaeté Formations
UnderliesMata da Corda Group
OverliesBambuí Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, claystone, conglomerate
Location
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RegionMinas Gerais
CountryBrazil
ExtentSão Francisco Basin
Type section
Named byCardoso
Year defined1968
Areado Group is located in Brazil
Areado Group
Areado Group (Brazil)

The Areado Group is a Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to Albian; covering approximately 50 million years)[1] geologic group in southeastern Brazil. The group was defined by Cardoso in 1968.[2]

Various fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the aeolic sandstones of the group.[3][4]

Stratigraphy

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The group contains the following formations from young to old:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carvalho & Kattah, 1998, p.56
  2. ^ Carvalho & Kattah, 1998, p.54
  3. ^ Carvalho & Kattah, 1998, pp.57-61
  4. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  5. ^ Cristóvão Baptista, 2004, p.19

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