Bahia Group

Bahia Group
Stratigraphic range: Aptian
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsMarfim Formation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate
Location
Coordinates12°54′S 38°30′W / 12.9°S 38.5°W / -12.9; -38.5
Approximate paleocoordinates12°42′S 5°42′W / 12.7°S 5.7°W / -12.7; -5.7
RegionBahia
Country Brazil
ExtentRecôncavo Basin
Type section
Named forBahia
Bahia Group is located in Brazil
Bahia Group
Bahia Group (Brazil)

The Bahia Group, also known as Bahia Series, is an Aptian geologic group of the Recôncavo Basin in Bahia, Brazil. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from unit, including those of the ornithopod Tietasaura from the Marfim Formation.[1][2] The conglomerates were deposited in an estuarine environment.[3]

  1. ^ Bandeira, Kamila L. N.; Navarro, Bruno A.; Pêgas, Rodrigo V.; Brilhante, Natan S.; Brum, Arthur S.; de Souza, Lucy G.; de Silva, Rafael C.; Gallo, Valéria (2024). "A reassessment of the historical fossil findings from Bahia State (Northeast Brazil) reveals a diversified dinosaur fauna in the Lower Cretaceous of South America". Historical Biology: 1–42. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2318406.
  2. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  3. ^ Pedra Furada Bay at Fossilworks.org