Buena Vista Formation
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The Buena Vista Formation is a Late Permian-Early Triassic geologic formation of the Cerro Largo Department in northeastern Uruguay. The fluvial sandstones and mudstones preserve temnospondyl and archosaur fossils.
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Buena Vista Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Permian-Early Triassic ~259.5–247.2 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Tacuarembó Formation |
Overlies | Yaguarí Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, mudstone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 32.3°S 54.1°W / -32.3; -54.1 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.2°S 15.7°W / -40.2; -15.7 |
Region | Cerro Largo Department |
Country | Uruguay |
Extent | Norte Basin |
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