Bauru Group

Bauru Group
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (Coniacian- Maastrichtian)
Type Geological formation
Location
Named for Bauru (city)
Region South America
Country Brazil

The Bauru Group is a geological formation in Brazil whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] The Bauru Group was divided by Fernandes and Coimbra (1996) in four formations, namely Adamantina, Uberaba Araçatuba and Marília.[2] In 1998, Fernandes revise the group and recognize six formations, Uberaba, Vale do Rio do Peixe, Araçatuba, São José do Rio Preto, Presidente Prudente and Marília.[3] The Adamantina Formation wad divided in Vale do Rio do Peixe, São José do Rio Preto and Presidente Prudente formations.[3]

Vertebrate paleofauna

See Adamantina Formation, Uberaba Formation and Marília Formation.

See also

References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ Fernandes, L.A.; Coimbra, A.M.A (1996). "Bacia Bauru (Cretáceo Superior, Brasil)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 68 (2): 195–205. 
  3. ^ a b Fernandes, L.A. & Coimbra, A.M. (2000a). "Revisão estratigráfica da parte oriental da Bacia Bauru (Neocretáceo)". Rev. Bras. Geociências 30 (4): 717–728. http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/rbg/article/viewFile/11879/8369.