Sanga do Cabral Formation

Sanga do Cabral Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic
Sanga do Cabral Formation. Source: UFSM
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRosário do Sul Group
UnderliesSanta Maria Formation
OverliesPirambóia Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates29°36′S 55°06′W / 29.6°S 55.1°W / -29.6; -55.1
Approximate paleocoordinates49°00′S 24°36′W / 49.0°S 24.6°W / -49.0; -24.6
Region Paleorrota
 Rio Grande do Sul
Country Brazil
ExtentParaná Basin

Geopark of Paleorrota

The Sanga do Cabral Formation is an Early Triassic sedimentary rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1]

Description

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This rock formation is located in the geopark of Paleorrota, and is located to the south of another geopark. The formation dates to 249 million years ago and belongs to the Lower Triassic.[2]

The Sanga do Cabral Formation is correlated with the "impoverished zone" (Procolophon subzone) of the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa by some authors on the basis of the abundant records of Procolophon.

Fossil content

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Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:[3]

Formations

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Geological formations in Rio Grande do Sul:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sanga do Cabral Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ (in Portuguese) Es Sincro Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Cachoeira do Sul at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Pinheiro, Felipe L.; Eltink, Estevan; Paes-Neto, Voltaire D.; Machado, Arielli F.; Simões, Tiago R.; Pierce, Stephanie E. (2024-01-19). "Interrelationships among Early Triassic faunas of Western Gondwana and Laurasia as illuminated by a new South American benthosuchid temnospondyl". The Anatomical Record. 307 (4): 726–743. doi:10.1002/ar.25384. ISSN 1932-8486. PMID 38240478.
  5. ^ Cisneros & Schultz, 2002
  6. ^ Dias da Silva et al., 2006
  7. ^ Eltink et al., 2017
  8. ^ Dias da Silva & Ramos Ilha, 2009

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Further reading

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