The Exu Formation is an
Albian geologic
formation
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Mathematics and science
* Cave formation or speleothem, a secondary ...
in
Brazil.
Pterosaur fossils of
Lophocratia indet. have been recovered from the formation.
Chapada do Araripe
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See also
* List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
* Basin history of the Araripe Basin
References
Further reading
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* {{cite LSA , last=Martill , first=D. M , year=2008 , title=First pterosaur remains from the Exu Formation (Cretaceous) of the Araripe Basin, Brazil , journal= Zitteliana B , volume=28 , pages=243–248
Geologic formations of Brazil
Lower Cretaceous Series of South America
Cretaceous Brazil
Albian Stage
Sandstone formations
Fluvial deposits
Formations