The Asencio Formation is a geological
formation in the
Paraná Basin
The Paraná Basin (, ) is a large cratonic sedimentary basin situated in the central-eastern part of South America. About 75% of its areal distribution occurs in Brazil, from Mato Grosso to Rio Grande do Sul states. The remainder area is distribu ...
of southwestern Uruguay whose strata date back to the
Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the more recent of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after ''cre ...
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Campanian
The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campa ...
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Maastrichtian
The Maastrichtian ( ) is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) geologic timescale, the latest age (geology), age (uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stage) of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or Upper Cretaceous series (s ...
). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604]
Vertebrate paleofauna
* ''
Neuquensaurus australis''
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Laplatasaurus araukanicus''
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Antarctosaurus wichmannianus''
Antarctosaurus wichmannianus
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Fossil eggs
* '' Sphaerovum erbeni''[ Mones, A. (1980) "Nuevos elementos de la paleoherpetofauna del Uruguay (Crocodilia y Dinosauria)." ''Actas II Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia y I Congreso Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires'' 1:265-277 (in Spanish)]
* '' Tacuarembovum oblongum''
See also
* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
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* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay.
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units
See also
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* South American land mammal ages
* List of gomphothere fossils in South America#Uruguay, Gomphothere fossils in ...
* Adamantina Formation
The Adamantina Formation is a geological Formation (geology), formation in the Bauru Basin of western São Paulo (state), São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil.
Its strata date back to the Late Cretaceous epoch of the Cretaceous, Cretaceous Per ...
* Allen Formation
The Allen Formation is a geological formation in Argentina whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (middle Campanian to early Maastrichtian.Salgado et al., 2007 Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the forma ...
* Marília Formation
The Marília Formation is a geological Formation (geology), formation in Minas Gerais state of southeastern Brazil. Its strata date back to the Maastrichtian, and are part of the Bauru Group.
The fossil-bearing Serra da Galga and Ponte Alta member ...
References
Bibliography
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Further reading
* F. v. Huene. 1929. Terrestrische Oberkreide in Uruguay he terrestrial Upper Cretaceous in Uruguay Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie Abteilung B 1929:107-112
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Geologic formations of Uruguay
Upper Cretaceous Series of South America
Cretaceous Uruguay
Campanian Stage
Maastrichtian Stage of South America
Sandstone formations
Ooliferous formations
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Geography of Colonia Department
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