Mari Mari Group
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| Mari Mari Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Eifelian ~ | |
 Late Devonian paleogeography (380 Ma) | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Country | Brazil |
| Extent | Amazon Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Marimari River |
Mari Mari Group (Brazil) | |
The Mari Mari Group is an Eifelian to Frasnian geologic group of the Amazon Basin in the state of Amazonas of northwestern Brazil. The group comprises shales and sandstones.[1]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]The formation has provided fossils of Tentaculites sp., foraminifera and ostracods.[1][2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Mari Mari Group at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Melo, 1988
Bibliography
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