| Cañón del Colorado Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic, 200–176 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Upper Pelitic Member |
| Thickness | >148 m (486 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30°30′S 68°30′W / 30.5°S 68.5°W / -30.5; -68.5 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 31°00′S 30°00′W / 31.0°S 30.0°W / -31.0; -30.0 |
| Region | San Juan Province |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Sierra de Mogna |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Colorado River |
  Cañón del Colorado Formation (Argentina) | |
The Canon del Colorado Formation is an Early Jurassic geologic formation in the San Juan Province of Argentina. The formation comprises conglomerates and claystones and is exposed in the Sierra de Mogna. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation; Adeopapposaurus.
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
- Etjo Sandstone
References
- Sierra de Mogna at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Further reading
- R. N. Martínez. 2009. Adeopapposaurus mognai, gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha), with comments on adaptations of basal Sauropodomorpha. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):142-164
- J. P. Milana, R. N. Martínez, and O. A. Alcober. 1995. A new dinosaur locality of Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic age from San Juan province, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(3, suppl.):44A-45A
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