Tacuarembó Formation
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The Tacuarembó Formation is a Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) geologic formation of the eponymous department in northern Uruguay. The fluvial to lacustrine sandstones, siltstones and mudstones preserve ichnofossils, turtles, crocodylomorphs, fish and invertebrates (bivalves and gastropods).
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Tacuarembó Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~155–151 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Batoví Member |
Overlies | Buena Vista Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Siltstone, mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 31.7°S 56.0°W / -31.7; -56.0 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.2°S 15.7°W / -40.2; -15.7 |
Region | Tacuarembó Department |
Country | Uruguay |
Extent | Norte Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Tacuarembó |
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