Asencio Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian ~ | |
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 |
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]