Sousa Formation
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| Sousa Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Berriasian-Hauterivian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Rio do Peixe Group |
| Underlies | Rio Piranhas Formation |
| Overlies | Antenor Navarro Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Paraíba |
| Country | Brazil |
| Extent | Rio do Peixe Basin |
Sousa Formation (Brazil) | |
The Sousa Formation is a Berriasian-Hauterivian geologic formation in Paraíba, Brazil. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
Ichnofossils
[edit | edit source]Among others, these ichnofossils have been reported from the formation:[2]
- Carnosauria indet.
- Coelurosauria indet.
- Moraesichnium barbarenae
- Sousaichnium pricei
- Sousatitanosauripus robsoni.[3]
- Staurichnium diogenis
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Passagem das Pedras at Fossilworks.org
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Bibliography
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