Английская Википедия:Fray Bentos Formation

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The Fray Bentos Formation is a Deseadan[1] geologic formation of the Paysandú Group in Uruguay and portions of Argentina,[2] corresponding to the Paraná Basin.[3][4] It is composed of calcareous sandstones and siltstones with a pinkish-orange coloration. It outcrops in southwestern Uruguay (Canelones and Soriano Departments), the central and southeastern part of the province of Corrientes and northeast Entre Ríos.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Mammals
Birds

See also

References

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Bibliography

  • D. Perea, P. Toriño, and M. R. Ciancio. 2014. La presencia del Xenartro Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino, 1894, en la Formación Fray Bentos (Oligoceno Tardío), Uruguay. Ameghiniana 51(3):254-258
  • M. Ubilla, D. Perea, and M. Bond. 1994. The Deseadan Land Mammal Age in Uruguay and the report of Scarrittia robusta nov. sp. (Leontiniidae, Notoungulata) in the Fray Bentos Formation (Oligocene - ? Lower Miocene). Geobios 27(1):95-102
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