Английская Википедия:Açu Formation
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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Confuse Шаблон:Infobox rockunit The Açu Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Albian) geologic formation of the Potiguar Basin in Ceará, northeastern Brazil. The formation comprises coarse-grained sandstones deposited in a fluvio-deltaic environment. The Açu Formation, belonging to the Apodi Group, has provided fossils of an indeterminate rebbachisaurid.
Description
The Açu Formation was deposited in a passive margin setting, overlying the Alagamar Formation and is overlain by the Jandaíra Formation. In the petroleum producing Potiguar Basin, the formation is a reservoir rock.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[2]
- Reptiles
- Dinosaurs
- Carcharodontosauria indet.
- Maniraptora indet.
- Megaraptora indet.
- Rebbachisauridae indet.[3]
- Spinosauridae indet.
- Dinosaurs
See also
References
Bibliography
- ↑ Maraschin et al., 2010, p.87
- ↑ Açu Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Gomes da Costa Pereira et al., 2020
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- Английская Википедия
- Geologic formations of Brazil
- Lower Cretaceous Series of South America
- Cretaceous Brazil
- Albian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Deltaic deposits
- Fluvial deposits
- Reservoir rock formations
- Paleontology in Brazil
- Environment of Ceará
- Landforms of Ceará
- Northeast Region, Brazil
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