Cardiel Formation
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The Cardiel Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation of the Austral Basin in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The formation comprises sandstones and conglomerates with abundant tuff beds.[1] The formation is overlain by the Slogget and San Julián Formations and overlies the Divisadero and Kachaike Formations.[2] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]
Paleofauna
- Clasmodosaurus spatula - Teeth[4] - (sauropod indet)
- "Loncosaurus argentinus" (ornithopod indet.) - Femur.[5] This genus may have also been found in the Matasiete Formation.
See also
References
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Further reading
- J. E. Powell. 2003. Revision of South American titanosaurid dinosaurs: palaeobiological, palaeobiogeographical and phylogenetic aspects. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum Launceston 111:1-173
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- Geologic formations of Argentina
- Cretaceous Argentina
- Maastrichtian Stage of South America
- Sandstone formations
- Conglomerate formations of Argentina
- Tuff formations of Argentina
- Austral or Magallanes Basin
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America
- Paleontology in Argentina
- Geology of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina