Pari Aike Formation

Pari Aike Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
Type Geological formation
Location
Region Southern Patagonia
Country  Argentina

The Pari Aike Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation of Cenomanian[1] (formerly believed to be Maastrichtian) age in southern Patagonia, Argentina. The giant titanosaur Puertasaurus, the megaraptoran Orkoraptor, and the ornithopod Talenkauen have been recovered from the formation alongside turtles and crocodiles.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Varela, A. N.; Poiré, D. G.; Martin, T.; Gerdes, A.; Goin, F. J.; Gelfo, J. N.; Hoffmann, S. (2012). "U-Pb zircon constraints on the age of the Cretaceous Mata Amarilla Formation, Southern Patagonia, Argentina: Its relationship with the evolution of the Austral Basin". Andean Geology. 39 (3): 359–379. doi:10.5027/andgeoV39n3-a01.
  2. ↑ Novas F.E., Ezcurra M.D. & Lecuona A. (2008). "Orkoraptor burkei nov. gen. et sp., a large theropod from the Maastrichtian Pari Aike Formation, Southern Patagonia, Argentina" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 29: 468–480. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2008.01.001.
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