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Extrapolaris (talk | contribs) Putative occurrences of Argyrosaurus and Laplatasaurus are either based on indeterminate fossils or are misidentified; see Gallina & Otero 2015 and Mannion and Otero 2012 |
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Revision as of 20:50, 24 October 2015
| Asencio Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | South America |
| Country | Uruguay |
The Asencio Formation is a geological formation in Uruguay whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Neuquensaurus australis
See also
References
- ^ 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.
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