Sousa Formation

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| type = Geological formation

| period = Hauterivian

| age = Berriasian-Hauterivian

| prilithology = Siltstone

| otherlithology = Sandstone

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| region = Paraíba

| country = Brazil

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| unitof = Rio do Peixe Group

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| underlies = Rio Piranhas Formation

| overlies = Antenor Navarro Formation

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| extent = Rio do Peixe Basin

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The Sousa Formation is a Berriasian-Hauterivian geologic formation in Paraíba, Brazil. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Ichnofossils

Among others, these ichnofossils have been reported from the formation:[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=56463 Passagem das Pedras] at Fossilworks.org

See also

References

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= Bibliography =

  • {{citation |last1=Weishampel |first1=David B. |author2-link=Peter Dodson |last2=Dodson |first2=Peter |author3-link=Halszka Osmólska |last3=Osmólska |first3=Halszka |year=2004 |title=The Dinosauria, 2nd edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C |publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press |pages=1–880 |accessdate=2019-02-21 |isbn=0-520-24209-2 |author1-link=David B. Weishampel }}

Further reading

  • [http://www2.muse.it/pubblicazioni/6/actaG81/01acta%20g%20leonardi%20vers2.pdf New dinosaur tracksites from the Sousa Lower Cretaceous basin (Paraíba, Brasil)]
  • [http://rodadas.anp.gov.br/arquivos/Round9/palestras/Rio-do-Peixe(ingles).pdf ANP - Brazil Round 9 - Rio do Peixe Basin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232616/http://rodadas.anp.gov.br/arquivos/Round9/palestras/Rio-do-Peixe(ingles).pdf |date=2018-08-14 }}

Category:Geologic formations of Brazil

Category:Cretaceous Brazil

Category:Berriasian Stage

Category:Hauterivian Stage

Category:Siltstone formations

Category:Sandstone formations

Category:Alluvial deposits

Category:Lacustrine deposits

Category:Ichnofossiliferous formations

Category:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of South America

Category:Paleontology in Brazil

Formations