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Cazaderos Formation

Coordinates: 3°54′S 80°06′W / 3.9°S 80.1°W / -3.9; -80.1
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Cazaderos Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
~110–100 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofAlamor Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates3°54′S 80°06′W / 3.9°S 80.1°W / -3.9; -80.1
Approximate paleocoordinates10°24′S 53°30′W / 10.4°S 53.5°W / -10.4; -53.5
RegionLoja Province
Country Ecuador
Type section
Named forQuebrada Cazaderos
Cazaderos Formation is located in Ecuador
Cazaderos Formation
Cazaderos Formation (Ecuador)

The Cazaderos Formation is an Albian geologic formation in southern Ecuador.[1]

Fossil content

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Fossil theropod tracks of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) in size,[2] have been reported from the formation at the Puyango River tracksite.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cazaderos Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Leonardi, 1994, p.82
  3. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  4. ^ Río Puyango tracksite at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

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  • Leonardi, Giuseppe (1994), Annotated Atlas of South America Tetrapod Footprints (Devonian to Holocene) with an appendix on Mexico and Central America, Ministerio de Minas e Energia - Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais, Geological Service of Brazil, pp. 1–248, retrieved 2019-03-25
  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21