Serra da Galga Formation

Serra da Galga Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
~70–66 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofBauru Group
OverliesUberaba Formation
Adamantina Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMudstone, siltstone, limestone, paleosol
Location
Coordinates19°36′S 48°00′W / 19.6°S 48.0°W / -19.6; -48.0
Approximate paleocoordinates23°06′S 33°54′W / 23.1°S 33.9°W / -23.1; -33.9
Region Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
ExtentBauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin
Type section
Named forSerra da Galga
Serra da Galga Formation is located in Brazil
Serra da Galga Formation
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]

  1. ^ Marília Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604