Queguay Formation

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Queguay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous-Paleocene
~100.5–56.0 Ma
TypeGeological formation
OverliesAsencio Formation
Lithology
Primarylimestone
Location
CountryUruguay
Type section
Named forQueguay River, Uruguay

The Queguay Formation is a geologic formation in Uruguay.[1]

It consists of a lithological group composed of calcareous, calc-siliceous and siliceous rocks, of pedogenic or subterranean origin. It is formed by white and whitish limestones, massive, sandy and brecciated.

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Several fossil gastropods have been found here:

See also

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References

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