| Uberaba Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Campanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Bauru Group |
| Underlies | Marília Formation |
| Overlies | Adamantina Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 19°48′S 47°54′W / 19.8°S 47.9°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 24°30′S 29°12′W / 24.5°S 29.2°W |
| Region |  Minas Gerais |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Extent | Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Uberaba |
  Uberaba Formation (Brazil) | |
The Uberaba Formation is a Campanian geologic formation belonging to the Bauru Group of the Bauru Sub-basin, Paraná Basin located in Minas Gerais state of southeastern Brazil. The Uberaba Formation, intercalating the fossiliferous older Adamantina and younger Marília Formation, comprises limestones, sandstones, and conglomerates, often cemented by calcite with volcaniclastic sediments.[1] The formation interfingers with the Adamantina Formation.[2]
Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[3] A megaraptoran similar to Aerosteon is known from the formation.[4]
The crocodylomorph Uberabasuchus was described from the overlying Marília Formation.
- ^ Brusatte et al., 2017, p.1470
- ^ Brusatte et al., 2017, p.1467
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- ^ Martinelli, Agustín Guillermo; Borges Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos; Méndez, Ariel Hernán; Macedo Neto, Francisco; Lourencini Cavellani, Camila; Felix, Eduardo; Da Fonseca Ferraz, Mara Lucía; de Paula Antunes Teixeira, Vicente (2013). "Insight on the theropod fauna from the Uberaba Formation (Bauru Group), Minas Gerais State: New megaraptoran specimen from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. ISSN 0035-6883.