Sousa Formation Explained

Sousa Formation
Type:Geological formation
Period:Hauterivian
Age:Berriasian-Hauterivian
Prilithology:Siltstone
Otherlithology:Sandstone
Region:Paraíba
Coordinates:-6.8°N -38.2°W
Paleocoordinates:-4.5°N -5.3°W
Unitof:Rio do Peixe Group
Underlies:Rio Piranhas Formation
Overlies:Antenor Navarro Formation
Extent:Rio do Peixe Basin

The Sousa Formation is a Berriasian-Hauterivian geologic formation in Paraíba, Brazil. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]

Ichnofossils

Among others, these ichnofossils have been reported from the formation:[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=56463 Passagem das Pedras
  3. Gomes . Z. T. . Erickson . R. F. . Aureliano . T. . Ghilardi . A. M. . 2024 . A new ichnosite and ichnogenus from the Lower Cretaceous Rio do Peixe Basin, Brazil, with novel insights into the evolution of Titanosauriformes . Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology . 1–15 . 10.1080/08912963.2024.2385613 .