| Serra da Galga Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Bauru Group |
| Overlies | Uberaba Formation Adamantina Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone, siltstone, limestone, paleosol |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19°36′S 48°00′W / 19.6°S 48.0°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 23°06′S 33°54′W / 23.1°S 33.9°W |
| Region |  Minas Gerais |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Extent | Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Serra da Galga |
  Serra da Galga Formation (Brazil) | |
The Serra da Galga Formation is a geological formation in Minas Gerais state of southeastern Brazil. Its strata date back to the Maastrichtian, and are part of the Bauru Group.[1] It was originally considered a member of the Marília Formation.[2]
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[3]
- ^ Marília Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Marcus Vinícius Theodoro Soares; Giorgio Basilici; Thiago da Silva Marinho; Agustín Guillermo Martinelli; André Marconato; Nigel Philip Mountney; Luca Colombera; Áquila Ferreira Mesquita; Julia Tucker Vasques; Francisco Romero Abrantes Junior; Luiz Carlos Borges Ribeiro (2021). "Sedimentology of a distributive fluvial system: The Serra da Galga Formation, a new lithostratigraphic unit (Upper Cretaceous, Bauru Basin, Brazil)" (PDF). Geological Journal. 56 (2): 951–975. Bibcode:2021GeolJ..56..951S. doi:10.1002/gj.3987. S2CID 224928245.
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604