Los Alamitos Formation

Los Alamitos Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-Maastrichtian
~85–66 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsColi Toro Member
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates42°06′S 66°18′W / 42.1°S 66.3°W / -42.1; -66.3
Approximate paleocoordinates45°00′S 52°18′W / 45.0°S 52.3°W / -45.0; -52.3
RegionRío Negro Province
CountryArgentina
ExtentNorth Patagonian Massif
Los Alamitos Formation is located in Argentina
Los Alamitos Formation
Los Alamitos Formation (Argentina)

The Los Alamitos Formation is a geological formation of the North Patagonian Massif in Rio Negro Province, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian to Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, South America).", pp.600-604