The Viñita Formation is a geological formation in Coquimbo, Chile, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Santonian to Maastrichtian).[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
| Viñita Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Santonian-Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30°24′S 70°54′W / 30.4°S 70.9°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°00′S 54°54′W / 33.0°S 54.9°W |
| Region | Coquimbo Region |
| Country |  Chile |
Vertebrate paleofauna
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pichasca at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b c Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Further reading
edit- R. M. Casamiquela, J. Corvalán, and F. Franquesa. 1969. Hallazgos de dinosaurios en el Cretácico Superior de Chile. Su importancia cronológica-estratigráfica [Discoveries of dinosaurs in the Upper Cretaceous of Chile. Their chronologic-stratigraphic importance]. Boletin del Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas 25:1-31
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