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The Cajones Formation is a Turonian geologic
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of central Bolivia. The
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sandstones in Amboró National Park preserve fossils of '' Yacarerani boliviensis''.Novas et al., 2009, p.1316Amboro National Park
at
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.org The formation is correlated with the
Adamantina Formation The Adamantina Formation is a geological formation in the Bauru Basin of western São Paulo state, in southeastern Brazil. Its strata date back to the Late Cretaceous epoch of the Cretaceous Period, during the Mesozoic Era. The formation is p ...
of the Paraná Basin in Brazil and the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of the
Neuquén Basin Neuquén Basin ( es, Cuenca Neuquina) is a sedimentary basin covering most of Neuquén Province in Argentina. The basin originated in the Jurassic and developed through alternating continental and marine conditions well into the Tertiary. The bas ...
in Patagonia, Argentina.Novas et al., 2009, p.1319


See also

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Bolivia This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Bolivia. __NOTOC__ List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units See also * * Gomphothere fossils in Bolivia * South American land mammal ages * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic u ...
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Chaunaca Formation The Chaunaca Formation is a Campanian geologic formation of Bolivia. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.Toro Toro Formation The Toro Toro Formation is a Late Campanian geologic formation pertaining to the Puca Group of central Bolivia. The porous yellowish medium-to-coarse grained ferruginous ( iron-containing) sandstones and mudstones with gypsum intercalations, dep ...


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* {{cite LSA , last= Novas , first=F.E. , last2=Pais , first2=D.F. , last3=Pol , first3=D. , last4=Carvalho , first4=I.S. , last5=Scanferla , first5=A. , last6=Mones , first6=A. , last7=Riglos , first7=M.S. , year=2009 , title=Bizarre notosuchian crocodyliform with associated eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Bolivia , url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228614844_Bizarre_Notosuchian_Crocodyliform_with_Associated_Eggs_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Bolivia , journal= Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , volume=29 , pages=1316–1320 , accessdate=2019-03-03 Geologic formations of Bolivia Upper Cretaceous Series of South America Cretaceous Bolivia Turonian Stage Sandstone formations Fluvial deposits Paleontology in Bolivia Geology of Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)