| Angostura Colorada Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Coli Toro Member, Huitrera & Collón Cura Formations |
| Overlies | Sañicó Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, claystone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41°18′S 68°42′W / 41.3°S 68.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 43°54′S 54°42′W / 43.9°S 54.7°W |
| Region | Río Negro Province |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Neuquén Basin, North Patagonian Massif |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Volkhaimer |
| Year defined | 1973 |
  Angostura Colorada Formation (Argentina) | |
The Angostura Colorada Formation is a Campanian to Maastrichtian geologic formation of the Neuquén Basin and North Patagonian Massif in the Río Negro Province of Argentina. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.