Quiricó Formation
| Quiricó Formation Stratigraphic range: Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) | |
|---|---|
 Stratigraphic position of the Quiricó Formation in São Francisco Basin. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Areado Group (São Francisco Basin) |
| Underlies | Abaeté Formation |
| Overlies | Três Barras Formation |
| Thickness | 60-100 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sandstone |
| Other | siltstone, limestone |
| Location | |
| Region |
 Minas Gerais |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Quiricó Lake/River |
| Named by | Barbosa (1965) |
The Quiricó Formation is a geological formation in Brazil whose strata date back to the Lower Cretaceous.[1] Many occurrences of fossils are reported in the lacustrine deposits of the Quiricó Formation.
References
- ↑ Sgarbi, G.N.C. (2000). "The Cretaceous Sanfranciscan Basin, Eastern Plateau of Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Geociências 30 (3): 450–452.
- ↑ Zaher, H.; Pol, D.; Carvalho, A.B.; Nascimento, P.M.; Riccomini, C.; Larson, P.; Juarez-Valieri, R.; Pires-Domingues, R.; da Silva, N.J.; Campos, D.A. (2011). "A Complete Skull of an Early Cretaceous Sauropod and the Evolution of Advanced Titanosaurians". PLoS ONE 6 (2): e16663. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016663. PMC 3034730. PMID 21326881.
- ↑ Santos, R.S. (1955). "Descrição dos peixes fósseis". Bol. Min. Agr. Div. Geol. Mineral., Rio de Janeiro 155: 1–211.
- ↑ Santos, R.S. (1985). "Laeliichthys ancestralis, novo gênero e espécie de Osteoglossiformes do Aptiano da Formação Areado, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil". Colet. Trab. Paleontol. Ser. Geol. 27: 161–167.