Río Belgrano Formation

Geologic formation in southern Argentina
Río Belgrano Formation is located in Argentina
Río Belgrano Formation
Río Belgrano Formation (Argentina)

The Río Belgrano Formation is a Barremian to Aptian geologic formation of the Austral Basin in Patagonia, southern Argentina. Among others, pterosaur and ichthyosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been recovered from the formation:[2]

  • Hatchericeras patagonense
  • Palaeastacus terraereginae
  • Platypterygius hauthali[3]
  • Sanmartinoceras africanum
  • Tonohamites aequicingulatus
  • ?Anhangueridae indet.

See also

References

  1. ^ Río Belgrano Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Río Roble at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Páramo, 2018, p.6

Bibliography

  • Páramo Fonseca, María Eurídice (2018), "Restos apendiculares de un ictiosaurio oftalmosáurido del Barremiano inferior de Villa de Leiva, Colombia", Boletín de Geología, 40: 15–30, doi:10.18273/revbol.v40n1-2018001, retrieved 2019-02-06

Further reading

  • M. B. Aguirre Urreta. 1989. The Cretaceous decapod Crustacea of Argentina and the Antarctic Peninsula. Palaeontology 32(3):499-552
  • M. B. Aguirre Urreta. 1986. Aptian ammonites from the Argentinian Austral Basin. The Subfamily Helicancylinae Hyatt, 1894. Annals of the South African Museum 96(7):271-314
  • J. F. Bonaparte. 1978. El Mesozoico de America de Sur y sus Tetrapodos [The Mesozoic of South America and its tetrapods]. Opera Lilloana 26:1-596