Sanga do Cabral Formation
| Sanga do Cabral Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic | |
|---|---|
 Sanga do Cabral Formation. Source: UFSM | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Santa Maria Supersequence |
| Location | |
| Region |
 Paleorrota Rio Grande do Sul |
| Country |
 Brazil |
 Geopark of Paleorrota | |
The Sanga do Cabral Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
This rock formation is located in the geopark of Paleorrota, and is located to the south of another geopark. The formation dates to 240 million years and belongs to the Lower Triassic.[1]
Formations
Geological formations in Rio Grande do Sul:
1) Serra Geral Formation, Cretaceous.
2) Botucatu Formation, Cretaceous.
3) Guará Formation, Jurassic.
4) Santa Maria Formation e Caturrita Formation, Triassic.
5) Sanga do Cabral Formation, Triassic.
6) Piramboia Formation, Permian.
7) Itararé Group, Permian.
See also
References
- ↑ (in Portuguese) Es Sincro Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Further reading
- "First record of non-mammalian cynodonts (Therapsida) in the Sanga do Cabral Formation (Early Triassic) of southern Brazil". Wiredspace.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
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