Sanga do Cabral Formation

Summary

The Sanga do Cabral Formation is an Early Triassic sedimentary rock formation found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[1]

Sanga do Cabral Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic
Sanga do Cabral Formation. Source: UFSM
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRosário do Sul Group
UnderliesSanta Maria Formation
OverliesPirambóia Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates29°36′S 55°06′W / 29.6°S 55.1°W / -29.6; -55.1
Approximate paleocoordinates49°00′S 24°36′W / 49.0°S 24.6°W / -49.0; -24.6
Region Paleorrota
 Rio Grande do Sul
Country Brazil
ExtentParaná Basin

Geopark of Paleorrota

Description edit

This rock formation is located in the geopark of Paleorrota, and is located to the south of another geopark. The formation dates to 249 million years ago and belongs to the Lower Triassic.[2]

The Sanga do Cabral Formation is correlated with the "impoverished zone" (Procolophon subzone) of the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa by some authors on the basis of the abundant records of Procolophon.

Fossil content edit

Among others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:[3]

Formations edit

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Geological formations in Rio Grande do Sul:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Sanga do Cabral Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ (in Portuguese) Es Sincro Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Cachoeira do Sul at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Cisneros & Schultz, 2002
  5. ^ Dias da Silva et al., 2006
  6. ^ Eltink et al., 2017
  7. ^ Dias da Silva & Ramos Ilha, 2009

Bibliography edit

  • De Oliveira, T. M.; F. L. Pinheiro; A. A. Stock Da Rosa; S. Dias Da Silva, and L. Kerber. 2020. A new archosauromorph from South America provides insights on the early diversification of tanystropheids. PLoS ONE 15. e0230890. .
  • Eltink, E.; A. A. S. Da Rosa, and S. Dias Da Silva. 2017. A capitosauroid from the Lower Triassic of South America (Sanga do Cabral Supersequence: Paraná Basin), its phylogenetic relationships and biostratigraphic implications. Historical Biology 29. 863–874. .
  • Da Rosa, A. A. S.; G. Pineiro; S. Dias Da Silva; J. C. Cisneros; F. F. Feltrin, and L. W. Neto. 2009. Bica São Tomé, um novo sítio fossilífero para o Triássico inferior do sul do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 12. 67–76. .
  • Dias Da Silva, Sérgio, and Ana Luiza Ramos Ilha. 2009. On the presence of a pustulated temnospondyl in the Lower Triassic of southern Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54. 609–614. .
  • Dias Da Silva, S.; C. Marsicano, and C. L. Schultz. 2006. Rhytidosteid temnospondyls in Gondwana: a new taxon from the Lower Triassic of Brazil. Palaeontology 49. 381–390. .
  • Cisneros, J. C., and C. L. Schultz. 2002. Procolophon brasiliensis n. sp., a new procolophonid reptile from the Lower Triassic of southern Brazil. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte 11. 641–648. .
  • Lavina, E. L. 1983. Procolophon pricei sp. n., um novo réptil procolofonídeo do Triássico do Rio Grande do Sul. Iheringia, Série Geologia 9. 51–78. .

Further reading edit

  • "First record of non-mammalian cynodonts (Therapsida) in the Sanga do Cabral Formation (Early Triassic) of southern Brazil". Wiredspace.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 2015-09-08.