Coli Toro Member

Coli Toro Member
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
TypeMember
Unit ofLos Alamitos Formation
OverliesAngostura Colorada Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates41°00′S 69°30′W / 41.0°S 69.5°W / -41.0; -69.5
Approximate paleocoordinates43°36′S 55°24′W / 43.6°S 55.4°W / -43.6; -55.4
RegionRío Negro Province
CountryArgentina
ExtentNeuquén Basin
Coli Toro Member is located in Argentina
Coli Toro Member
Coli Toro Member (Argentina)

The Coli Toro Member is a Campanian geologic member in Argentina. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1] The sandstones of the formation were deposited in a lacustrine environment.

The formation in later publications has been reassigned as the Coli Toro Member at the basal levels of the Los Alamitos Formation, containing fossil remains of Sulcusuchus erraini.[2] The formation partly overlies the Angostura Colorada Formation.[3]

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Cari-Laufqen Grande Pond at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Ottone, 2009, p.377