The Serra da Galga Formation is a geological
formation
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in
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
state of
southeastern Brazil
The Southeast Region of Brazil ( pt, Região Sudeste do Brasil; ) is composed of the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is the richest region of the country, responsible for approximately 60% of the Brazilian ...
. Its strata date back to the
Maastrichtian
The Maastrichtian () is, in the ICS geologic timescale, the latest age (uppermost stage) of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series, the Cretaceous Period or System, and of the Mesozoic Era or Erathem. It spanned the interval ...
, and are part of the
Bauru Group
The Bauru Group is a geological group of the Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin in Minas Gerais, São Paulo, General Salgado, Itapecuru-Mirim, Mato Grosso, Brazil whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils ...
.It was originally considered a member of the
Marília Formation
The Marília Formation is a geological formation in Minas Gerais state of southeastern Brazil. Its strata date back to the Maastrichtian, and are part of the Bauru Group.
The fossil-bearing Serra da Galga and Ponte Alta members were originally th ...
.
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604]
Fossil content
Crurotarsans
Ornithodirans
Three distinct titanosaurids denoted as forms A, B, and C have been found in Area 4.
[ Titanosaurine remains are known from Areas 1 and 2.][ Indeterminate theropod remains known from Area 1.][ Indeterminate maniraptor remains known from Area 1.][ Indeterminate abelisaurid remains are known from Areas 1 and 2.][ Indeterminate Carcharodontosaurid remains are known from Area 1.][
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See also
* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with ...
References
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* {{cite book , editor-last=Weishampel , editor-first=David B. , editor-link=David B. Weishampel , editor-last2=Dodson , editor-first2=Peter , editor-link2=Peter Dodson , editor-last3=Osmólska , editor-first3=Halszka , editor-link3=Halszka Osmólska , year=2004 , title=The Dinosauria , edition=2nd , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C , publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press , pages=1–880 , access-date=2019-02-21 , isbn=0-520-24209-2
Geologic formations of Brazil
Cretaceous Brazil
Sandstone formations
Mudstone formations
Siltstone formations
Limestone formations
Fluvial deposits
Lacustrine deposits
Cretaceous paleontological sites of South America
Paleontology in Brazil
Landforms of Minas Gerais