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{{Short description|Geological formation in Uruguay}}
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| age = [[Late Cretaceous]]
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The '''Asencio Formation''' is a geological [[Formation (geology)|formation]] in Uruguay whose strata date back to the [[Late Cretaceous]]. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.<ref name="cretaceousdistribution">Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 600-604. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.</ref>
The '''Asencio Formation''' is a geological [[Formation (geology)|formation]] in the [[Paraná Basin]] of southwestern Uruguay whose strata date back to the [[Late Cretaceous]] ([[Campanian]]-[[Maastrichtian]]). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.<ref name="cretaceousdistribution">Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604</ref>

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== Vertebrate paleofauna ==
* ''[[Neuquensaurus|Neuquensaurus australis]]''<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64315 Neuquensaurus australis] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref>
* ''[[Laplatasaurus|Laplatasaurus araukanicus]]''<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64322 Laplatasaurus araukanicus] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref>
* ''[[Antarctosaurus|Antarctosaurus wichmannianus]]''<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=66264 Antarctosaurus wichmannianus] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref>


=== Fossil eggs ===
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==[[Vertebrate]] paleofauna==
* ''[[Sphaerovum|Sphaerovum erbeni]]''<ref name="Mones 1980">[[Álvaro Mones|Mones, A.]] (1980) "Nuevos elementos de la paleoherpetofauna del Uruguay (Crocodilia y Dinosauria)." ''Actas II Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia y I Congreso Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires'' 1:265-277 (in Spanish)</ref>
* [[Antarctosaurus]] wichmannianus
* ''[[Tacuarembovum|Tacuarembovum oblongum]]''<ref name="Mones 1980"/>
* [[Laplatasaurus]] araukanicus
* [[Neuquensaurus]] australis
* [[Argyrosaurus]] superbus (titanosauria indet)


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations]]
* [[List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations]]
* [[List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay]]
* [[Adamantina Formation]]
* [[Allen Formation]]
* [[Marília Formation]]


==References==
== References ==
{{Portal box|Earth sciences|Paleontology|Dinosaurs||}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


=== Bibliography ===
{{coord missing|Uruguay}}
* {{citation |last1=Weishampel |first1=David B. |author2-link=Peter Dodson |last2=Dodson |first2=Peter |author3-link=Halszka Osmólska |last3=Osmólska |first3=Halszka |year=2004 |title=The Dinosauria, 2nd edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C |publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press |pages=1–880 |accessdate=2019-02-21 |isbn=0-520-24209-2 |author1-link=David B. Weishampel }}


== Further reading ==
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[[Category:Cretaceous paleontological sites of South America]]
* F. v. Huene. 1929. Terrestrische Oberkreide in Uruguay [The terrestrial Upper Cretaceous in Uruguay]. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie Abteilung B 1929:107-112
[[Category:Formations with 4 dinosaur genera]]


{{Stratigraphic formations of Uruguay}}
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[[Category:Geologic formations of Uruguay]]
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[[Category:Upper Cretaceous Series of South America]]
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[[Category:Cretaceous Uruguay]]
[[Category:Campanian Stage]]
[[Category:Maastrichtian Stage of South America]]
[[Category:Sandstone formations]]
[[Category:Ooliferous formations]]
[[Category:Paleontology in Uruguay]]
[[Category:Paraná Basin|Formations]]
[[Category:Geography of Colonia Department]]
[[Category:Geography of Río Negro Department]]
[[Category:Geography of Soriano Department]]
[[Category:Geography of Tacuarembó Department]]

Latest revision as of 06:24, 18 November 2024

Asencio Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian
~83.6–66.0 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsDel Palacio Member
UnderliesQueguay & Fray Bentos Formations
OverliesMercedes Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates33°00′S 57°12′W / 33.0°S 57.2°W / -33.0; -57.2
Approximate paleocoordinates36°36′S 41°36′W / 36.6°S 41.6°W / -36.6; -41.6
RegionColonia, Río Negro, Soriano, Tacuarembó
Country Uruguay
ExtentParaná Basin
Type section
Named forCry of Asencio
Asencio Formation is located in Uruguay
Asencio Formation
Asencio Formation (Uruguay)

The Asencio Formation is a geological formation in the Paraná Basin of southwestern Uruguay whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Fossil eggs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604
  2. ^ Neuquensaurus australis at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Laplatasaurus araukanicus at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Antarctosaurus wichmannianus at Fossilworks.org
  5. ^ a b Mones, A. (1980) "Nuevos elementos de la paleoherpetofauna del Uruguay (Crocodilia y Dinosauria)." Actas II Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia y I Congreso Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires 1:265-277 (in Spanish)

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21

Further reading

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  • F. v. Huene. 1929. Terrestrische Oberkreide in Uruguay [The terrestrial Upper Cretaceous in Uruguay]. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie Abteilung B 1929:107-112
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