The Asencio Formation is a geological formation in the Paraná Basin of southwestern Uruguay whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Fossil eggs

See also

References

  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 600-604
  2. ^ Neuquensaurus australis at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Laplatasaurus araukanicus at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Antarctosaurus wichmannianus at Fossilworks.org
  5. ^ a b Mones, A. (1980) "Nuevos elementos de la paleoherpetofauna del Uruguay (Crocodilia y Dinosauria)." Actas II Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia y I Congreso Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires 1:265-277 (in Spanish)

Bibliography

Further reading

  • F. v. Huene. 1929. Terrestrische Oberkreide in Uruguay [The terrestrial Upper Cretaceous in Uruguay]. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie Abteilung B 1929:107-112
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