Bajo Barreal Formation

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Bajo Barreal Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid Cenomanian-Late Turonian
~97–90  Ma
Type Geological formation
Unit of Chubut Group
Underlies Lago Colhué Huapí Formation
Overlies Castillo Formation
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Claystone, mudstone, conglomerate, tuff
Location
Coordinates 45°18′S69°36′W / 45.3°S 69.6°W / -45.3; -69.6 Coordinates: 45°18′S69°36′W / 45.3°S 69.6°W / -45.3; -69.6
Approximate paleocoordinates 51°36′S46°42′W / 51.6°S 46.7°W / -51.6; -46.7
Region Chubut, Santa Cruz
CountryArgentina
Extent Golfo San Jorge Basin
Type section
Named byTeruggi & Rossetto
Year defined1963
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Bajo Barreal Formation (Argentina)

The Bajo Barreal Formation is a geological formation in the Golfo San Jorge Basin of Chubut and Santa Cruz, Argentina whose strata date back to the Middle Cenomanian to Late Turonian. The formation was first described by Teruggi & Rossetto in 1963. [1] The sandstones, claystones, mudstones, conglomerates and tuff were deposited in a fluvial environment. [2] The upper part of formation is laterally equivalent to the Yacimiento El Trébol and Meseta Espinosa Formation and the lower part to the Laguna Palacios, Cañadón Seco and Comodoro Rivadavia Formations. The Bajo Barreal Formation is a reservoir rock in the Golfo San Jorge Basin. [3]

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Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

Indeterminate abelisauroids and titanosaurs have been recovered from the formation

Dinosaurs reported from the Bajo Barreal Formation
GenusSpeciesStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Abelisauridae [1] Indeterminate [1] LowerMaxillaPossibly distinct from Xenotarsosaurus. Estimated to be 6.21 metres (20.4 ft) long, larger than Xenotarsosaurus. [4]
Abelisauridae [5] Lowerpartial skeletonDifferent from all other comparable abelisaurids, but can't be compared with Xenotarsosaurus.
Aniksosaurus [6] A. darwini [6] LowerA basal coelurosaur
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Andesaurus [1] A. sp. [1] LowerThe most basal member of Titanosauria Andesaurus LM.png
Campylodoniscus [6] [7] C. ameghinoi [6] LowerMaxilla with seven teeth. [8]
Campylodoniscus ameghinoi Skull Mk I Me.jpg
Clasmodosaurus [8] C. spatula [6] Jaw with seven teeth [8] A sauropod
Drusilasaura [9] D. deseadensisUpper"four dorsal vertebrae, one sacral vertebra, six caudal vertebrae, left scapula, dorsal rib fragments, two haemapophyses and indeterminate fragments"A titanosaur belonging to Lognkosauria
Epachthosaurus [6] E. sciuttoi [6] Lower"Vertebrae [and] partial illium." [10]
Museo Egidio Feruglio Epachthosaurus.jpg
Katepensaurus K. goicoecheaiLowerPartial skeletonA rebbachisaurid Katepensaurus cervical vertebrae.jpg
Megaraptoridae [11] Indeterminate
  • Upper part of lower
  • Lowermost part of upper
Two partial skeletons
Notohypsilophodon [6] N. comodorensis [6] Lower"Vertebrae, partial fore- and hindlimb" [12]
Rebbachisauridae [13] IndeterminateLowerDorsal vertebraDifferent from Katepensaurus.
Sarmientosaurus [14] S. musacchioiLowerA skullA lithostrotian titanosaur with a skull similar to Brachiosaurus
Cranium of Sarmientosaurus.PNG
Xenotarsosaurus [6] X. bonapartei [6] LowerA vertebra and a nearly complete hind limb [15]
Xenotarsosaurus lower leg.jpg
Other fossils

Other fossils found in the formation include: [16] [17] [18]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Casal et al., 2016, p.55
  2. Bajo Barreal Formation at Fossilworks.org
  3. Sywan, 2001, p.131
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "63.2 Provincia de Chubut, Argentina; 2. Bajo Barreal Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 602.
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  15. "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 49.
  16. Casal, 2016, p.58
  17. Estancia Laguna Palacios "2005 Quarry" at Fossilworks.org
  18. 6 km north of Estancia "Ocho Hermanos" at Fossilworks.org

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