Coordinates: 23°48′S 53°06′W / 23.8°S 53.1°W / -23.8; -53.1

Goio-Erê Formation

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Goio-Erê Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Campanian?
~125–71 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofCaiuá Group (Bauru Basin)
UnderliesAlluvium
OverliesUnconformity with Lower Cretaceous rocks
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates23°48′S 53°06′W / 23.8°S 53.1°W / -23.8; -53.1
Approximate paleocoordinates28°54′S 32°42′W / 28.9°S 32.7°W / -28.9; -32.7
Country Brazil
ExtentBauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin
Goio-Erê Formation is located in Brazil
Goio-Erê Formation
Goio-Erê Formation (Brazil)

The Goio-Erê Formation is a geological formation in Brazil. It is sometimes thought to be deposited between the Turonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous,[1] but an Aptian-Albian date has also been proposed.[2] It primarily consists of sandstone and was deposited in a desert environment. It is known for its exceptional 3-D preservation of fossils, which include those of the pterosaurs Keresdrakon[1] and Caiuajara,[3] the dinosaur Berthasaura[2] as well as the iguanian lizard Gueragama.[4] It is laterally equivalent to the Rio Paraná Formation.

References

  1. ^ a b Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Sayão, Juliana M.; Bantim, Renan a. M.; Holgado, Borja; Weinschütz, Luiz C. (2019). "A new toothless pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from Southern Brazil with insights into the paleoecology of a Cretaceous desert". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 91 (suppl 2): e20190768. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201920190768. ISSN 0001-3765. PMID 31432888.
  2. ^ a b de Souza, Geovane Alves; Soares, Marina Bento; Weinschütz, Luiz Carlos; Wilner, Everton; Lopes, Ricardo Tadeu; de Araújo, Olga Maria Oliveira; Kellner, Alexander Wilhelm Armin (2021-11-18). "The first edentulous ceratosaur from South America". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 22281. Bibcode:2021NatSR..1122281D. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01312-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8602317. PMID 34795306.
  3. ^ Moura, Camila C. de; Ricetti, João H. Z.; Liccardo, Antonio; Godoy, Luiz C.; Guimarães, Gilson B.; Vega, Cristina S.; Fragoso, Carlos E.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (2014-08-13). "Discovery of a Rare Pterosaur Bone Bed in a Cretaceous Desert with Insights on Ontogeny and Behavior of Flying Reptiles". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e100005. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j0005M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100005. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4131874. PMID 25118592.
  4. ^ Simões, Tiago R.; Wilner, Everton; Caldwell, Michael W.; Weinschütz, Luiz C.; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (November 2015). "A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 8149. Bibcode:2015NatCo...6.8149S. doi:10.1038/ncomms9149. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4560825. PMID 26306778.
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