Takutu Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Rewa Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 3°00′N 59°42′W / 3.0°N 59.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 3°12′N 27°24′W / 3.2°N 27.4°W |
Region | Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo |
Country | Brazil Guyana |
Extent | Guyana Shield |
Type section | |
Named for | Takutu River |
The Takutu Formation is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Guyana and northern Brazil. The formation comprises sandstones deposited in a shallow water to littoral setting.[1] Fossil theropod tracks (a type of dinosaur) have been reported from the formation.[2][3] A paleobotanic analysis of drill cores of the formation was conducted by Thomas van der Hammen in 1966 and showed fossil Classiopolis flora.[1]