Mari Mari Group

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Mari Mari Group
Stratigraphic range: Eifelian
~392–384  Ma
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Late Devonian paleogeography (380 Ma)
Type Geological group
Lithology
Primary Shale
Other Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 6°00′S70°00′W / 6.0°S 70.0°W / -6.0; -70.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 59°54′S61°30′W / 59.9°S 61.5°W / -59.9; -61.5
Region Amazonas
Country Brazil
Extent Amazon Basin
Type section
Named for Marimari River
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Mari Mari Group (Brazil)

The Mari Mari Group is an Eifelian to Frasnian geologic group of the Amazon Basin in the state of Amazonas of northwestern Brazil. The group comprises shales and sandstones. [1]

Contents

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of Tentaculites sp. , foraminifera and ostracods. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Mari Mari Group at Fossilworks.org
  2. Melo, 1988

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