Laguna Colorada Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic < | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | El Tranquilo Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | dolomite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 48°06′S 68°18′W / 48.1°S 68.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 56°42′S 24°48′W / 56.7°S 24.8°W |
Region | Santa Cruz Province |
Country | Argentina |
Extent | Austral Basin |
The Laguna Colorada Formation is a geological formation of the Austral Basin in Patagonia, Argentina. The formation belongs to the El Tranquilo Group and dates back to the Early Jurassic, with a maximum age of 192.78 ± 0.14 Ma.[1][2]
Dinosaur tracks geographically located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.[1]
Dinosaurs | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images | |
Mussaurus | M. patagonicus | Santa Cruz Province | "More than [ten] fragmentary to complete skeletons, [four] skulls, juvenile to adult" | |||
Heterodontosauridae indet. | Santa Cruz Province |