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Asencio Formation
Asencio Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian; ~83.6–66.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Del Palacio Member
Underlies	Queguay & Fray Bentos Formations
Overlies	Mercedes Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	33°00′S 57°12′W / 33.0°S 57.2°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	36°36′S 41°36′W / 36.6°S 41.6°W
Region	Colonia, Río Negro, Soriano, Tacuarembó
Country	Uruguay
Extent	Paraná Basin
Type section
Named for	Cry of Asencio
	Asencio Formation (Uruguay)

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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

Fossil eggs

Sphaerovum erbeni^[5]
Tacuarembovum oblongum^[5]

References

^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604
^ Neuquensaurus australis at Fossilworks.org
^ Laplatasaurus araukanicus at Fossilworks.org
^ Antarctosaurus wichmannianus at Fossilworks.org
^ ^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

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

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 {{Infobox rockunit
 | name           = Asencio Formation
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 | caption        =
 | type           = [[Geological formation]]
-| period         = Maastrichtian
+| period         = [[Campanian]]-[[Maastrichtian]]
-| age            = [[Campanian]]-[[Maastrichtian]]
+| age            = [[Campanian]]-[[Maastrichtian]]<br>~{{fossil range|83.6|66.0}}
 | prilithology   = [[Sandstone]]
 | otherlithology =
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 | unitof         =
 | subunits       = Del Palacio Member
-| underlies      =
+| underlies      = [[Queguay Formation|Queguay]] & [[Fray Bentos Formation]]s
-| overlies       =
+| overlies       = [[Mercedes Formation, Uruguay|Mercedes Formation]]
 | thickness      =
 | extent         = [[Paraná Basin]]
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 == Vertebrate paleofauna ==
-* ''[[Neuquensaurus|Neuquensaurus australis]]''<ref name=FW1/>
+* ''[[Neuquensaurus|Neuquensaurus australis]]''<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64315 Neuquensaurus australis] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref>
-* ''[[Laplatasaurus|Laplatasaurus araukanicus]]''<ref name=FW1/>
+* ''[[Laplatasaurus|Laplatasaurus araukanicus]]''<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64322 Laplatasaurus araukanicus] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref>
-* ''[[Antarctosaurus|Antarctosaurus wichmannianus]]''<ref name=FW1>[http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=59147 Drable-Palmitas] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref>
+* ''[[Antarctosaurus|Antarctosaurus wichmannianus]]''<ref>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=66264 Antarctosaurus wichmannianus] at [[Fossilworks]].org</ref>
 === Fossil eggs ===
-* ''[[Sphaerovum|Sphaerovum erbeni]]''<ref name="Mones 1980">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>
+* ''[[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>
 * ''[[Tacuarembovum|Tacuarembovum oblongum]]''<ref name="Mones 1980"/>
 == See also ==
-{{Portal|Geology|Paleontology|Dinosaurs|Cretaceous|Uruguay}}
 * [[List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations]]
 * [[List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Uruguay]]
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 === Bibliography ===
-* {{cite LSA |last=[[David B. Weishampel|Weishampel]] |first=David B. |last2=[[Peter Dodson|Dodson]] |first2=Peter |last3=[[Halszka Osmólska|Osmólska]] (eds.) |first3=Halszka |year=2004 |title=The Dinosauria, 2nd edition |url=https://books.google.com.co/books/about/The_Dinosauria.html?id=vtZFDb_iw40C&redir_esc=y |publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press |pages=1–880 |accessdate=2019-02-21}}{{ISBN|0-520-24209-2}}
+* {{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 ==
 * 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
+{{Stratigraphic formations of Uruguay}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Geologic formations of Uruguay]]
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 [[Category:Paleontology in Uruguay]]
 [[Category:Paraná Basin|Formations]]
-[[Category:Colonia Department|Formations]]
+[[Category:Geography of Colonia Department]]
-[[Category:Río Negro Department|Formations]]
+[[Category:Geography of Río Negro Department]]
-[[Category:Soriano Department|Formations]]
+[[Category:Geography of Soriano Department]]
-[[Category:Tacuarembó Department|Formations]]
+[[Category:Geography of Tacuarembó Department]]